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Powder Ridge at Perisher Ski Resort

Intermediate · 668 m long with 115 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 23° at its steepest, facing SE.

23°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
668 mlength
115 mvertical
1846 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Powder Ridge 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 Powder Ridge

Lifts that reach the top: Lawson T-Bar (skiing easy terrain to get there); Leichhardt Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Happy Valley T-Bar (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pretty Valley Double Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Perisher Quad Express Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pleasant Valley Quad Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lawson T-Bar
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Powder Ridge (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Leichhardt Loop, Snowy Trails. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Leichhardt Quad (1 min), Home Rope Tow (1 min).

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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.