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Pinnacles at Mount Bachelor ski area

Expert · 696 m long with 142 m of vertical, averaging 12° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
696 mlength
142 mvertical
2757 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Pinnacles

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

From the base area (about 43 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Outback Express
  2. Ski Northwest Crossover (easy)
  3. Hike Winter Uphill Route (upper)
  4. Ski Cirque Bowl (expert)
  5. Ski Pinnacles (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Cirque Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Outback Express (9 min), Northwest Express (11 min).

See Pinnacles 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.