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Independence Pass at Mountain Creek

Intermediate · 904 m long with 60 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 17° at its steepest, facing N.

17°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
904 mlength
60 mvertical
359 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Independence Pass

Lifts that reach the top: The Cabriolet (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Vernon Triple (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride The Cabriolet
  2. Ski Great Northern (intermediate)
  3. Ski Khyber Pass (intermediate)
  4. Ski Independence Pass (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Indian Pass. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sugar Quad (2 min), The Cabriolet (2 min), unnamed magic carpet (3 min).

See Independence Pass on the 3D mapAll runs at Mountain Creek
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.