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1508 m - 2602 m
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Test report Timberline
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Timberline
Total result: 3.6 out of 5 stars
Test Timberline
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Further evaluation criteria
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In detail: Test report for ski resort Timberline
Top evaluation criteria
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Runs/slopes
Altitude difference
1094 m (Valley 1508 m - Mountain 2602 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
9 · Cat-skiing
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 4 ← 1
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 4 ← 1
Runs/slopes
Total 31 km
Easy
8 km
(26 %)Intermediate
15 km
(48 %)Difficult
8 km
(26 %)
Longest run
5 km
Run location
Glacier, above tree line, under tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
Photos
Number of ski lifts
9 · Cat-skiing
Total capacity
12600 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
9.6 km Total
Lifts and cable cars
7
2
Photos
Worth knowing
- Glacier ski resort
- Artificial snow-making
- The valley run is open most of the time.
Season 2008/2009
310 Days open
240 Days when valley run open
240 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is very good.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Further evaluation criteria
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- Ski busses
- Scheduled busses
Ski-in/Ski-out
There is only one accommodation with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
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Evaluation criteria for special interests
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Wave ride for children
- Adventure course
- Children's lifts
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Ski school for children
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Wide slopes
- Beginner's area
- Special slopes for slower skiers / beginners
- Easy valley run
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- many freeride / deep snow areas
- some mogul slopes
- few extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Runs/slopes
Total 31 km
Difficult
8 km
(26 %)Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
Information for Snowboarders
- few cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- many freeride / deep snow areas
Offering snow parks
- Snow park/ Fun park
- Halfpipe
- Kicker (Jump/ Ramp)
- Rails/ Slides
- Boxes
- Wallride
- Corner / Hip
- Boardercross
- Waverides
- Pro Line
- Medium Line
- Beginner/ Easy Line
- Chill area
Conclusion
long season until September, summer skiing, nice tree runs
Sno-Park Passes, no foot rests at the chair lifts
Detailed description of the ski resort
From the Summit Pass the road leads approx. 6 miles up to the Timberline Lodge, located at 6000 ft. Here are a lot of parking lots for the ski resort and the lodge. In the Wy´east Day Lodge, located underneath the Timberline Lodge, you can buy the lift tickets, go for lunch, visit the shops or the rental shop. In front of the lodge is the beginner terrain with the short double chair Bruno, a rope tow and a magic carpet. Exquisite runs through the trees start right at the lodge and lead down to the triple chair Pucci and to the high speed quad Molly´s Express. The base station of the Molly´s Express is at an elevation of 4950 ft. Via easy runs you can ski or ride to the high speed quad Stormin´Norman which open up easy to intermediate runs. From this lift and the triple chair Pucci you can reach the base station of the high speed quad Magic Mile Express, which ends at the Silcox Hut at an elevation of 7016 ft. During the winter time the ski resort ends here, due to the hight of the snow the next chair lift starts working in the spring time. In April and May you can ski or ride the whole ski resort. The high speed quad Palmer Express works from April to September and open up the glacier for summer skiing. The top of the lift is 8540 ft. In the summer is a mid station at this lift if the snow is not enough to ski down to the Silcox Hut. The runs on the glacier are most difficult, but from the Silcox Hut to Timberline Lodge intermediate. All the runs below the Timberline Lodge are in the forest and all runs upside the Timberline Lodge are on wide terrain. The ski resort is very good for beginners, because the runs in the lower part of the resort are mostly very easy. For a break or lunch you can go to the Wy´east Day Lodge, or if you like a cultivated served meal you can go to the Timberline Lodge.
Test Report issued on 2006-01-19
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