Lower Tornado at Pats Peak
Easy · 455 m long with 49 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 8° at its steepest, facing N.
8°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
455 mlength
49 mvertical
230 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Lower Tornado is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Lower Tornado
Lifts that reach the top: Peak (skiing easy terrain to get there); Vortex (skiing easy terrain to get there); Hurricane (skiing easy terrain to get there); Cascade Basin (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 6 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Peak
- Ski Breeze (easy)
- Ski Squall Line (easy)
- Ski Lower Tornado (easy)
Where it ends
Nearest lifts from the bottom: Hurricane (1 min).
See Lower Tornado on the 3D mapAll runs at Pats PeakMeasured 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.