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West Ridge Traverse at Copper Mountain

Advanced · 1127 m long with 40 m of vertical, averaging 3° and 21° at its steepest, facing E.

21°steepest 50 m
3°average pitch
1127 mlength
40 mvertical
3765 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

West Ridge Traverse is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

How to get to West Ridge Traverse

Lifts that reach the top: Union Meadows (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 19 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride American Flyer
  2. Ski Soliloquy (easy)
  3. Ride Union Meadows
  4. Ski West Ridge Traverse (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Far West. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Celebrity Ridge (2 min), Mountain Chief (3 min), Blackjack (4 min).

See West Ridge Traverse on the 3D mapAll runs at Copper Mountain
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.