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Windows Road at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 1531 m long with 111 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 15° at its steepest, facing W.

15°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
1531 mlength
111 mvertical
3404 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Windows Road

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

From the base area (about 45 minutes, advanced 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 Cappuccino (intermediate)
  7. Ski Swingsville (easy)
  8. Ride Mountain Top Express Lift (4)
  9. Ski Ramshorn (intermediate)
  10. Ski Windows Road (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Eagle's Nest Ridge, Kangaroo Cornice, Hunky Dory. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Wildwood Express Lift (4 min), Game Creek Express Lift (5 min), Black Forest (7 min).

See Windows Road 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.