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Backdraft at Mountain High

Advanced · 286 m long with 114 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 27° at its steepest, facing NE.

27°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
286 mlength
114 mvertical
2330 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Backdraft

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

From the base area (about 11 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Snowflake
  2. Ride Conquest
  3. Ski Inferno Ridge (advanced)
  4. Ski Backdraft (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Hot Shot, Conquest. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Conquest (1 min), Snowflake (2 min), Roadrunner (2 min).

See Backdraft on the 3D mapAll runs at Mountain High
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.