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Far West at Nevis Range

Easy · 588 m long with 140 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 17° at its steepest, facing N.

17°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
588 mlength
140 mvertical
780 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Far West

Lifts that reach the top: Alpha Button (skiing easy terrain to get there); Quad Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there); Goose T-bar (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Summit Button (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Warren's T-bar (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 25 minutes, easy 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. Ski Far West (easy)

Where it ends

Joins The Fairway, Quad, Allt Snechda. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Quad Chair (1 min).

See Far West 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.