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Spruce Face at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 311 m long with 76 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 17° at its steepest, facing N.

17°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
311 mlength
76 mvertical
3082 mtop elevation
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Snow and sun

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

How to get to Spruce Face

Lifts that reach the top: Avanti Express Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Mountain Top Express Lift (4) (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Game Creek Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Wildwood Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sun Down Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Northwoods Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 33 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Cub's Way (easy)
  3. Ski Lionsway - Upper (easy)
  4. Ski Cub's Way (easy)
  5. Ride Avanti Express Lift
  6. Ski Meadows (easy)
  7. Ski Lionsway - Upper (easy)
  8. Ski Spruce Face (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Gitalong Road. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Black Forest (5 min), Avanti Express Lift (5 min), Trans Montane (9 min).

See Spruce Face 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.