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Golden Spike at Winter Park Resort

Advanced · 572 m long with 229 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.

27°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
572 mlength
229 mvertical
3359 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Golden Spike

Lifts that reach the top: Iron Horse (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Pony Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Pony Express
  2. Ski Sterling Way (advanced)
  3. Ski Golden Spike (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pony Express (3 min), Pony Express (3 min), Iron Horse (4 min).

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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.