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Windy Ridge/Microwave Traverse at Mission Ridge Ski Area

Advanced · 2493 m long with 229 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 26° at its steepest, facing N.

26°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
2493 mlength
229 mvertical
2053 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Windy Ridge/Microwave Traverse

Lifts that reach the top: Wenatchee Express (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 17 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Chair 1
  2. Ski Mimi (easy)
  3. Ride Wenatchee Express
  4. Ski Tumwater (advanced)
  5. Ski unnamed expert trail (expert)
  6. Ski Windy Ridge/Microwave Traverse (advanced)
See Windy Ridge/Microwave Traverse on the 3D mapAll runs at Mission Ridge Ski 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.