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White Lightning at Arizona Snowbowl

Advanced · 338 m long with 177 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 29° at its steepest, facing NW.

29°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
338 mlength
177 mvertical
3469 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

White Lightning is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to White Lightning

Lifts that reach the top: Arizona Gondola (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Arizona Gondola
  2. Ski Spur Catwalk (advanced)
  3. Ski White Lightning (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Arizona Gondola (4 min), Humphreys Peak Chair (4 min), Hart Prairie (7 min).

See White Lightning on the 3D mapAll runs at Arizona Snowbowl
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.