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Showboat at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 1285 m long with 355 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 25° at its steepest, facing W.

25°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
1285 mlength
355 mvertical
3345 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Showboat is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Showboat

Lifts that reach the top: Game Creek Express Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sun Down Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Wildwood Express Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 21 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Game Trail (easy)
  3. Ride Game Creek Express Lift
  4. Ski Showboat (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Game Trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Game Creek Express Lift (1 min).

See Showboat 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.