Bucky's Bench at Mount Cain Alpine Park
Advanced · 289 m long with 114 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 25° at its steepest, facing SW.
25°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
289 mlength
114 mvertical
1482 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Bucky's Bench is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
How to get to Bucky's Bench
Lifts that reach the top: Upper T Bar (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lower T Bar (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 17 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Lower T Bar
- Ski Traverse (easy)
- Ride Upper T Bar
- Ski Ridge (intermediate)
- Ski Snake (advanced)
- Ski Bucky's Bench (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Kokanee, Snake, 4 x 4. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Upper T Bar (2 min), unnamed rope tow (2 min), Lower T Bar (2 min).
See Bucky's Bench on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Cain Alpine ParkMeasured 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.