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Urban Backcountry at Mont Ripley

Expert · 986 m long with 77 m of vertical, averaging 5° and — at its steepest, facing S.

—steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
986 mlength
77 mvertical
330 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Urban Backcountry is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Urban Backcountry

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

From the base area (about 5 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Husky Chair
  2. Ski Urban Backcountry (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Trestle, Trestle Access, Trestle Runout. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Husky Chair (2 min), T-Bar (3 min), Copper Hoist (4 min).

See Urban Backcountry on the 3D mapAll runs at Mont Ripley
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.