Lift Data

Ski trip to Vail Colorado
December 2005


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Vail seems to keep their lift vertical rise data a secret.  Most resorts have this information listed prominently on their trail map.  Here is my estimate of the vertical rise of each lift (in feet of course).  If you have better data, from a GPS or whatever, please let me know by e-mail at:   .


Elevations from the topo map:
 8100	Eagle Base
 8200	Vail Base
10350	Eagle's Nest
 9500	top of Born Free lift
 9800	Game Creek base
10950	Game Creek top
12000	top of No. 3
10700	top of Avanti lft
 9350	Avanit lift base
10150	VistaBahn top
10150	base of No. 3 and No. 4 
11250	Vail Mt. - top of 4, 5 & 11
 9750	base of No. 11 (North Woods)
 9300	base of HighLine (No. 10) 
11000	top  of HighLine (No. 10)
10750	base of 14
11250	top  of 14 - Two Elks & 17,36
 9800	top of 6 (Golden lift)
 9350	base of lift 5 (High Noon)
10100	base of Sun Up lift (17)
 9550	base of Teacup & Skyline (36,37)
 9850	base of Orient Express
11400	top  of Orient Express
11450	top  of Mangolia
11500	top  of BlueSky (37,38)
 9900	base of Pete's Exp (39)
11600	top  of Pete's Exp (39)
101??	base of Earl's Exp (38)
  Lift   verical rise   name
 1 1150 Giant Steps
 2 1350 Avanti Express	
 3  850 Wildwood Express
 4 1100 Mountaintop Express
 5 1900 High Noon
 6 1600 Riva Bahn Express
 7 1150 Game Creek Express
 8 1400 Born Free Express
 9   ?  Minnie's
10 1700 High Line 
11 1500 Northwoods Express
13   ?
12   ?  Gopher Hill
14  500 Sourdough 
16 1950 Vista Bahn
17  650 Sun Up
19 2250 Eagle Bahn Gondola
20   ?  Cascade
21 1550 Orient Exp
22   ?  Mongolia

36 1700 Tea Cup
37 1950 Skyline
38 14?0 Earl's Express
39 1700 Pete's Express
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15,18,23,24,25 & 35 are short lifts
26 through 34 are missing


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