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 ResortMeasured 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.