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Västbacken at Idre Fjäll

Intermediate · 2432 m long with 284 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 29° at its steepest, facing W.

29°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
2432 mlength
284 mvertical
868 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Västbacken is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Västbacken

Lifts that reach the top: Askeliften (skiing novice terrain to get there); Ugglans rullband (skiing novice terrain to get there); Björnens rullband (skiing novice terrain to get there); Väst 6:an (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sydgondolen (skiing novice terrain to get there); Ost 6:an (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Väst 6:an
  2. Ski Västbacken (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Pernillabacken, Stugbybacken, Dalarnas längsta, unnamed novice trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Väst 6:an (1 min), unnamed platter (1 min), Talliften (1 min).

See Västbacken on the 3D mapAll runs at Idre Fjäll
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.