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Back Corries at Nevis Range

Freeride · 5326 m long with 501 m of vertical, averaging 6° and — at its steepest, facing N.

—steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
5326 mlength
501 mvertical
1194 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Back Corries 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 Back Corries

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Button (skiing novice terrain to get there); Warren's T-bar (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 38 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

  1. Ride Nevis Range Gondola
  2. Ski Alpha (easy)
  3. Ride Alpha Button
  4. Ski Alpha (easy)
  5. Ski Alpha Traverse (easy)
  6. Ride Goose T-bar
  7. Ski Summit Run (easy)
  8. Ride Summit Button
  9. Ski Back Corries (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Spider, Summit Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Button (2 min), Goose T-bar (4 min), Warren's T-bar (4 min).

See Back Corries on the 3D mapAll runs at Nevis Range
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.