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Back Bowls at Mount Bachelor ski area

Expert · 4604 m long with 543 m of vertical, averaging 8° and — at its steepest, facing W.

—steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
4604 mlength
543 mvertical
2713 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Back Bowls

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

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

  1. Ride Northwest Express
  2. Ski Sparks Lake Bowl (advanced)
  3. Ski West Bowls (expert)
  4. Ski Back Bowls (expert)

Where it ends

Joins West Bowls.

See Back Bowls on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Bachelor 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.