The best option to access King Ravine is the Short Line Trail. Skin up Airline to a Junction with Short Line Trail. This avoids the water crossings of lower King Ravine Trail, at the final push to boulder field. Skinning up to this point is quite easy. From here, you ascend what basically serves as King Ravine’s version of the Little Headwall. In firm conditions you may want to bootpack this section. Arrive at a boulder field and stick to the left side to pick the trail back up another short section in the woods brings you to to a junction. Take the Great Gully Trail to the base of the ski terrain. For the ski out, you will likely have to walk to the boulder field, once you regain the King Ravine Trail, it’s possible to side slip the steep and narrow section back to Short Line, but in late season this can be torn up with post holes. Once on the Short Line, the trail is low angle and smooth enough that you can coast all the way to the bottom. The woods are wide enough that you can weave around dirt patches and rocks easily off to the sides. The lower mountain offers natural glade skiing in well spaced northern hardwoods to either side of Airline. Be aware that there could be uphill and downhill traffic at the same time on this route. Please respect other parties.