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Upper Speedwell at Black Mountain Ski Area

Advanced · 144 m long with 43 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 21° at its steepest, facing SW.

21°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
144 mlength
43 mvertical
562 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Speedwell is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Upper Speedwell

Lifts that reach the top: East Bowl Triple (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Summit Double (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride East Bowl Triple
  2. Ski Sun Valley (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Speedwell (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Valley View, Lower Speedwell. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Double (2 min), East Bowl Triple (3 min), Platter Pull (3 min).

See Upper Speedwell on the 3D mapAll runs at Black Mountain Ski Area
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.