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2009-10 Trail Map 

New This Season:

Galaxy Express Hi-Speed Quad Lift
Ride from the base of the Galaxy Trail to the summit in a quick 4 minutes - replaces the mid-mountain Galaxy Triple Lift

Vertical

Highest vertical of any ski resort between the Adirondacks and the Rockies!!!

A "Big Mountain Ski Experience in Western New York"

2200’ summit elevation

Vertical rise of 1200’


33 Slopes and Trails

  • 33% Novice
  • 49% Intermediate
  • 18% Advanced

2 Terrain Parks

  • 1-Most Difficult (Progression Park with small features)
  • 1-Extremely Difficult

2 Half Pipes

1-Extremely difficult located in Morning Star Terrain Park dug out of the earth.

  • 450’ length
  • 14’ high walls

1-Not as difficult located on Shooting Star Progression Park made of snow.  This is the pipe to learn on!

  • 100 ' length
  • 3-4 ' high walls

2-mile Longest Run

96% Trail Lighting
97% Snowmaking

Easier Terrain: Beginner

If you have never stepped into a ski or snowboard binding, or you have only tried skiing or snowboarding just a few times, Bristol Mountain has a very special experience in store for you.

Bristol Mountain has several slopes and trails (33% of the mountain) that support beginner level skiers/riders.  For the very first time skier/rider, the Launching Pad Magic Carpet,provides a very gentle ride up the beginner hill.  Right next to that slope and to the north is a double chair that is very suited to accessing the next level beginner trail named Infinity.  For those ready for more advanced beginner terrain the entire left face of the mountain is dedicated to beginners and advanced beginners.  Use of just the Morning Star quad lift can provide continued access to beginner terrain without returning to the base.  A scenic beginner trail is available from the top of the mountain to the base that is two miles in length.

Beginner terrain:

  • Eclipse
  • Hale Bopp
  • Halley's Run
  • Infinity
  • Launching Pad
  • Milky Way
  • Nova
  • Shooting Star
  • Skyway
  • Southern Cross
  • Spacewalk
  • Sunbelt


More Difficult Terrain: More Difficult

Approximately 49% of Bristol Mountain's terrain is suitable for intermediate skiers and riders, providing a wide variety of options for everyone.  The right face of the mountain is dedicated to intermediate terrain.  A separate chair, the Galaxy Express, allows intermediate skiers and riders to remain on the mountain and access just the intermediate terrain.

Intermediate terrain:

  • Asteroid
  • Beta
  • Big Dipper
  • Galaxy
  • Lower Meteor
  • Lower Rocket
  • Morning Star
  • Northstar
  • Orion's Belt
  • Outer Orbit
  • Shuttle
  • Sunset
  • Sunset Way
  • Universe
  • Ursa Minor

Most Difficult Terrain: Most Difficult

Skiers/riders that are looking for steep terrain can find the majority of this terrain off the Comet Express Quad.  If you want the numbers...18% of the resort's terrain is dedicated to expert level skiers/riders!

Most Difficult terrain:

  • Lower Challenger
  • Lower Galaxy
  • Upper Meteor
  • Upper Rocket

 

Extremely Difficult Terrain: Extremely DifficultExtremely Difficult

Only for those who are truly up to the challenge!

Extremely Difficult terrain:

  • Comet
  • Quantum Leap

 

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