Headwall at Hoodoo
Advanced · 267 m long with 70 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 24° at its steepest, facing NE.
24°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
267 mlength
70 mvertical
1497 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Headwall is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Lit for night skiing.
How to get to Headwall
Lifts that reach the top: Manzanita (skiing easy terrain to get there); Hodag Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there); Big Green Machine (skiing easy terrain to get there); Ed Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Manzanita
- Ski Top of the Wall (easy)
- Ski Midway Flats (easy)
- Ski Headwall (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Big Green Machine (1 min), Manzanita (1 min), Easy Rider (1 min).
See Headwall on the 3D mapAll runs at HoodooMeasured 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.