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Westward Ho at Buttermilk

Easy · 778 m long with 144 m of vertical, averaging — and 13° at its steepest, facing N.

13°steepest 50 m
—average pitch
778 mlength
144 mvertical
2933 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Westward Ho

Lifts that reach the top: West Buttermilk Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); unnamed rope tow (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Summit Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Summit Express
  2. Ski No Problem (intermediate)
  3. Ski Ridge Trail (intermediate)
  4. Ski Homestead Road (easy)
  5. Ski Westward Ho (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Red's Rover, Blue Grouse (Buttermilk). Nearest lifts from the bottom: West Buttermilk Express (3 min).

See Westward Ho on the 3D mapAll runs at Buttermilk
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.