Hike-to Terrain

Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain is accessible via an access gate located on Upper Galloping Goose in the Lift 12 area.  This local's favorite includes both Jacpot and Audrey and is home to some of the best and longest lasting stashes on the mountain.  Be sure to look to the south at the summit for a view of the historic mining town of Alta just below.  
Bald Mountain is now fully open (conditions permitting).  The gate to Bald Mountain will close promptly at 2:00pm daily.



Black Iron Bowl

Black Iron Bowl is accessible via Lift 12 (Prospect Lift) and a short hike out Prospect Ridge. Skiers and riders will be able to drop in anywhere from 10 minutes to 30 minutes hiking time along the ridge. Dropping 1000 vertical feet on the primary pitches, terrain includes the expansive Mountain Quail couloir, European-style faces, open glades and steep chutes. The Mountain Quail couloir had previously been accessible as guide-only, but now the full expanse of Black Iron will be open for public access as conditions allow. Other new runs include Westlake, Lakeview, Review, Dihedral Chute, Dihedral Face, Jello’s Bowl and Nice Chute.

Black Iron Bowl, named for an old mining claim, is an excellent addition to the existing inbounds hike-to areas of Bald Mountain and Prospect Ridge, where advanced skiers and boarders enjoy fresh tracks virtually all season. 
Black Iron Bowl is now fully open (conditions permitting).  The gate to Black Iron Bowl will close promptly at 2:00pm daily.

Gold Hill Chutes 6 - 10

To ski these chutes, you have to go through a back country gate at the top of Gold Hill proper (assume personal responsibility), then re-enter the permit area through gates/rope openings into GH 6 - GH 10 (when opened by the patrol). The chutes will not be open continually, so check for current information on the signs before you make the hike. The expert-only chutes go down below the skyline saddle and dump into Palmyra basin below.
Gold Hill Chutes 6 - 10 are now fully open (conditions permitting).  The Gold Hill chutes will close promptly at 1:30pm daily.

Palmyra Peak

On the heels of Telluride’s opening of Black Iron Bowl to public access, the resort has gained approval for skiing and riding Palmyra Peak this winter. Located east of Black Iron Bowl, this unbelievable hike-to terrain includes well over 200 acres and almost 2,000 vertical feet on the north face of 13,320 foot Palmyra Peak.

What can be considered some of the most spectacular in-bounds terrain in the country, the runs Tram Shot, Sunrise and Electric Shock drain into Upper Moraine, and Lower Palmyra Ridge which lead back into Black Iron Bowl.
Palmyra Peak is now open (conditions permitting).  The access gate to Palmyra Peak (located at the upper edge of Mountain Quail) will be closed promptly at 1:00pm. 



Estimated Hike Times

Hike times are approximate and may take shorter or longer based on your personal level of fitness and weather conditions.