Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Ski resort · California, United States
Kirkwood Mountain Resort is a ski resort in California (United States) with 41 km of runs and 13 lifts. You can ski between 2,382 m and 2,884 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 502 m. Its longest run is Elevator Shaft (1.8 km) and the steepest, Coyote, reaches 88% on its toughest stretch.
See Kirkwood Mountain Resort on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 41 km
- Lifts
- 13
- Elevation
- 2,382–2,884 m
- Vertical drop
- 502 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue5.3 km
- Red17 km
- Black19 km
The steepest runs at Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Coyote Black88% · 41°
- Button Bowl Black75% · 37°
- The Wave Black72% · 36°
- Shotgun Black70% · 35°
- Headwaters Black70% · 35°
The longest runs
- Elevator Shaft Red1.8 km
- Whiskey Slide Red1.8 km
- Devil's Draw Red1.6 km
- Covered Wagon Black1.3 km
- Olympic Black1.3 km
Lifts
10 chairlifts · 2 magic carpets · 1 T-bar lift.
When to go to Kirkwood Mountain Resort
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 2,473 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,633 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Kirkwood Mountain Resort
- Sierra-at-Tahoe14 km · 27 km of runs
- Bear Valley21 km · 36 km of runs
- Heavenly Mountain Resort32 km · 85 km of runs
- Homewood Ski Area46 km · 35 km of runs
- Dodge Ridge Ski Area55 km · 34 km of runs
- Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows57 km · 38 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kirkwood Mountain Resort?
- In California, United States. The nearest resort is Sierra-at-Tahoe, 14 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Kirkwood Mountain Resort have?
- 41 km: 5.3 km of blue runs, 17 km of red runs, 19 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Kirkwood Mountain Resort?
- You can ski between 2,382 m and 2,884 m: a vertical drop of 502 m.
- How many lifts does Kirkwood Mountain Resort have?
- 13: 10 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 T-bar lift.
- What is the steepest run at Kirkwood Mountain Resort?
- Coyote (black), at 88% (41°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Kirkwood Mountain Resort?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Kirkwood Mountain Resort?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.