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La Traverse at Owl's Head

Easy · 192 m long with 9 m of vertical, averaging 3° and 5° at its steepest, facing NE.

steepest 50 m
average pitch
192 mlength
9 mvertical
512 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to La Traverse

Lifts that reach the top: Main Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Main Quad
  2. Ski Centennial (intermediate)
  3. Ski La Traverse (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Upward Trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lake Chair (2 min), Black Chair (3 min), Little Quad (4 min).

See La Traverse on the 3D mapAll runs at Owl's Head
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.