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Riva Ridge - Upper at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 784 m long with 246 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 25° at its steepest, facing NW.

25°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
784 mlength
246 mvertical
3283 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Riva Ridge - Upper

No lift-served path appears in the map data: it may be hike-to, gated, or mapped separately.

Where it ends

Joins Trans Montane, Riva Ridge - Middle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Highline Express Lift (6 min), Trans Montane (6 min), Gopher Hill Lift (7 min).

See Riva Ridge - Upper 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.