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The Canyon at Mt. Baker Ski Area

Expert · 749 m long with 214 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 23° at its steepest, facing NE.

23°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
749 mlength
214 mvertical
1365 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

The Canyon 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 The Canyon

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 1 (skiing expert terrain to get there); Chair 6 (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Chair 6
  2. Ski Canuck's Deluxe (advanced)
  3. Ski Sticky Wicket (advanced)
  4. Ski unnamed expert trail (expert)
  5. Ski The Canyon (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Cat Track. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 5 (1 min), Chair 4 (2 min), Chair 6 (2 min).

See The Canyon on the 3D mapAll runs at Mt. Baker Ski Area
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.