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Switchback Trail at Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area

Intermediate · 487 m long with 122 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 22° at its steepest, facing NW.

22°steepest 50 m

14°average pitch

487 mlength

122 mvertical

1607 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Switchback Trail

Lifts that reach the top: Poma Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); Intermediate Tow (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 1 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ski Switchback Trail (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Avalanche, Far Face. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Poma Lift (1 min).

See Switchback Trail on the 3D map All runs at Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard 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.