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Wow at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 1794 m long with 442 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 30° at its steepest, facing SW.

30°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
1794 mlength
442 mvertical
3427 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Wow is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Wow

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

From the base area (about 33 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 Wow (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Sundown Catwalk, Ricky's Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: High Noon Express Lift (3 min), Sun Down Express (3 min).

See Wow 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.