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West Basin at Mount Washington Alpine Resort

Expert · 230 m long with 99 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 33° at its steepest, facing NW.

33°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
230 mlength
99 mvertical
1497 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

West Basin 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 West Basin

Lifts that reach the top: Eagle Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Express
  2. Ski King George Highway (advanced)
  3. Ski Flank (advanced)
  4. Ski West Basin (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Sunset, Dingo, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Hawk Express (5 min), Eagle Express (5 min), Whiskey Jack Chair (5 min).

See West Basin on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Washington Alpine Resort
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.