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Switch at Nevis Range

Intermediate · 776 m long with 183 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.

27°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
776 mlength
183 mvertical
1184 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Switch

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Button (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 38 minutes, intermediate 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 Spider (easy)
  10. Ski Switch (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Warrens, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Warren's T-bar (2 min), Goose T-bar (2 min), Alpha Button (3 min).

See Switch 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.