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Riva Ridge - Tourist Trap at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 280 m long with 112 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 31° at its steepest, facing NW.

31°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
280 mlength
112 mvertical
2958 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Riva Ridge - Tourist Trap is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Riva Ridge - Tourist Trap

Lifts that reach the top: Trans Montane (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Trans Montane
  2. Ski Trans Montane (easy)
  3. Ski Riva Ridge - Middle (intermediate)
  4. Ski Riva Ridge - Tourist Trap (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Riva Ridge - Lower, Compromise. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Trans Montane (4 min), Gopher Hill Lift (5 min), Elvis Bahn (6 min).

See Riva Ridge - Tourist Trap on the 3D mapAll runs at Vail Ski Resort
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.