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The Headwall at Pleasant Mountain Ski Area

Advanced · 298 m long with 108 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 23° at its steepest, facing N.

23°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
298 mlength
108 mvertical
386 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to The Headwall

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sunnyside Triple (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Summit Express
  2. Ski Jack Spratt (intermediate)
  3. Ski The Horn (intermediate)
  4. Ski The Headwall (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins East Slope. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Express (1 min).

See The Headwall on the 3D mapAll runs at Pleasant Mountain Ski Area
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.