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Wildcard at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 543 m long with 190 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 26° at its steepest, facing NW.

26°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
543 mlength
190 mvertical
3321 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Wildcard

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

From the base area (about 23 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Game Trail (easy)
  3. Ride Game Creek Express Lift
  4. Ski Lost Boy (easy)
  5. Ski Wildcard (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Showboat. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Game Creek Express Lift (3 min).

See Wildcard 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.