The Siberia Bowl
The Siberia Bowl is located in between Vail’s China Bowl and the Inner Mongolia Bowl. You’ll encounter a relatively shallow pitch near the top and on the eastern side of the bowl (skier’s left). If you stay high on the skier’s right, you’ll find a steeper pitched slope and a small band of cliffs as you get farther down the slope.
This is one of the less popular Back Bowls and also one of the last to open on a powder day. The terrain and pitch here are similar to the Mongolia Bowls with the exception of the steepest portion.
Terrain Info
Open bowl skiing with light glades on skier’s left, steeper pitch and small cliffs on skier’s right.
Siberia Bowl Stats
- Vertical Rise: Approx 1,500'
- Opened to Public: 1988
Getting to the Siberia Bowl – Take the Orient Express chairlift. Turn right off of the lift and take the Silk Road trail over to the top of the bowl. You can take the Mongolia surface lift in order to get yourself higher up on the slope to ski the skier’s left.
The photo below shows the small cliff band on the skier’s right side of the bowl. The mild slope of the skier’s left side of the Siberia Bowl can be seen in the distant background.
Siberia Bowl FAQ
Yes! Follow the Silk Road traverse past the bottom of the Orient Express chairlift, across the skier bridge, and down to the bottom of the Skyline Express.
The steepest portion can be found near the cliff band on the lower skier’s right. If you ski down the the skier’s left side on a powder day, you might find the pitch to be too shallow to make any turns. Vail can’t afford to rescue beginners from the Back Bowls everyday, so you’ll never see any green circle trails back here, but the black diamond rating for some of these trails is considered a bit strong.
