Northwest Passage at Attitash
Intermediate · 1130 m long with 259 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 23° at its steepest, facing NW.
23°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1130 mlength
259 mvertical
630 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Northwest Passage is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Northwest Passage
Lifts that reach the top: The Mountaineer (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 11 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride The Mountaineer
- Ski Upper Saco (intermediate)
- Ski Hall Street (intermediate)
- Ski Northwest Passage (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Tightrope, Far Out, Inside Out, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Mountaineer (3 min), Snowbelt (3 min), Learning Center Triple (3 min).
See Northwest Passage on the 3D mapAll runs at AttitashMeasured 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.