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Backslider at Red River Ski Area

Intermediate · 371 m long with 81 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 22° at its steepest, facing E.

22°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
371 mlength
81 mvertical
3118 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Backslider is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

How to get to Backslider

Lifts that reach the top: Emerald Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there); Silver Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Copper Chair
  2. Ski Moon Shadow (easy)
  3. Ride Emerald Chair
  4. Ski Re-Run (easy)
  5. Ski Purkapile (easy)
  6. Ski Backslider (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Green Acres, Cowpokes Cruise, Golden Treasure, Moon Shadow, Cracker Jack. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Emerald Chair (1 min), Copper Chair (5 min), Platinum Chair (6 min).

See Backslider on the 3D mapAll runs at Red River 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.