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Switchback at Powder Mountain

Advanced · 1636 m long with 547 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 31° at its steepest, facing SW.

31°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
1636 mlength
547 mvertical
2622 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Switchback is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Switchback

Lifts that reach the top: DMI (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sundown (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride DMI
  2. Ski Switchback (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Julie's Gyration, To DMI. Nearest lifts from the bottom: DMI (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.