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Northwest Passage at Mount Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park

Intermediate · 910 m long with 171 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 22° at its steepest, facing SE.

22°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
910 mlength
171 mvertical
1625 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Northwest Passage is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

Grooming: classic. Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Northwest Passage

Lifts that reach the top: Parkway Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Half Hitch Handle Tow (skiing novice terrain to get there); Hidden Treasure (skiing easy terrain to get there); Illuminator (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Northwood (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Vista Cruiser (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Hidden Treasure
  2. Ski To Parkway Express (easy)
  3. Ski Northwest Passage (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Alison's Way, Cat Track, New Bowl, Lower Nastar, Upper Nastar. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Parkway Express (2 min), Illuminator (2 min), Beginner's Luck (3 min).

See Northwest Passage on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park
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.