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Granby Ranch ski resort

Skiers, chairlifts and slopes at a Colorado ski resort
A Colorado ski resort in winter. Photo: Quang Vuong / Pexels.

Good for

  • Snow-sureLifts up to 2,823 m

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Granby Ranch has about 24 km of mapped runs and 6 lifts, with skiing from about 2,540 m up to 2,823 m (9,262 ft), a vertical drop of 284 m. By mapped runs it is number 121 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC), about 69 km away in a straight line.

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Granby Ranch 7-day mountain forecast

At about 2,682 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 2 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 1310°-3°0 mm
  2. Sat 145°-2°0.2 mm
  3. Sun 154°-1°0 mm
  4. Mon 166°-3°0 mm
  5. Tue 179°-2°0 mm
  6. Wed 183°-7°3.6 mm
  7. Thu 193°-8°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Granby Ranch: runs from 2,540 m to 2,823 m, a vertical drop of 283 m2,6002,7002,800Top of the highest mapped run: 2,823 m (9,262 ft)Top 2,823 m · 9,262 ftBase 2,540 m · 8,333 ft283 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,823 m9,262 ft
Vertical drop
284 m932 ft
Mapped runs
24 km43 runs
Lifts
6mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 30% (7.1 km), Intermediate 55% (13.1 km), Advanced 15% (3.6 km)Easy: 7.1 km, 18 runs (30%)30%EasyIntermediate: 13.1 km, 15 runs (55%)55%IntermediateAdvanced: 3.6 km, 10 runs (15%)15%Advanced

About 30% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 55% intermediate and 15% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy187.1 km
Intermediate1513.1 km
Advanced103.6 km

Lifts

6 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts4
Rope tows1
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC)Denver69 km
Eagle County Regional (EGE)Eagle97 km
Denver (DEN)Denver107 km
City of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS)Colorado Springs172 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Granby Ranch?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,823 m (9,262 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,540 m (8,333 ft), a vertical of 284 m (932 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Granby Ranch have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 24 km of downhill runs and 6 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Granby Ranch?

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 69 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Granby Ranch piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.