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Straight Shot at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 779 m long with 303 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 27° at its steepest, facing S.

27°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
779 mlength
303 mvertical
3344 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Straight Shot is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

How to get to Straight Shot

Lifts that reach the top: Wildwood Express Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 41 minutes, advanced 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. Ride Wildwood Express Lift
  8. Ski Straight Shot (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Windows, Morning Side Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: High Noon Express Lift (4 min), Sun Down Express (4 min).

See Straight Shot 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.