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Slifer Express at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 509 m long with 153 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 22° at its steepest, facing NW.

22°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
509 mlength
153 mvertical
3340 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Slifer Express is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Slifer Express

Lifts that reach the top: Mountain Top Express Lift (4) (skiing easy terrain to get there); Northwoods Express Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 35 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Riva Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Boomer (easy)
  3. Ski Flap Jack (easy)
  4. Ride Northwoods Express Lift
  5. Ski Swingsville (easy)
  6. Ski Slifer Express (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Cappuccino. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mountain Top Express Lift (4) (2 min), Black Forest (10 min), Avanti Express Lift (11 min).

See Slifer Express 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.