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Headwall Traverse at Grand Targhee Resort

Intermediate · 1119 m long with 169 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.

20°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
1119 mlength
169 mvertical
2999 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Headwall Traverse

Lifts that reach the top: Dreamcatcher (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Dreamcatcher
  2. Ski Headwall Traverse (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed intermediate trail, Arrowhead, Blackfoot Traverse, Chief Joseph Traverse. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Blackfoot (3 min), Dreamcatcher (4 min), Shoshone (5 min).

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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.