Headwall at Schweitzer Mountain
Advanced · 626 m long with 260 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 34° at its steepest, facing E.
34°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
626 mlength
260 mvertical
1841 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Headwall is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
Tree skiing (gladed).
How to get to Headwall
Lifts that reach the top: Great Escape Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lakeview Triple (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 19 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Creekside Express
- Ride The Basin Express
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Gypsy (intermediate)
- Ride Lakeview Triple
- Ski Ridge Run (intermediate)
- Ski Gypsy (intermediate)
- Ski Headwall (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Teakettle Trail, Stiles. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Basin Express (2 min), Musical Carpet (3 min).
See Headwall on the 3D mapAll runs at Schweitzer MountainMeasured 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.