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Kaniksu at Schweitzer Mountain

Intermediate · 1758 m long with 468 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 20° at its steepest, facing NE.

20°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
1758 mlength
468 mvertical
1758 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Kaniksu

Lifts that reach the top: Colburn Triple (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Great Escape Quad (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Stella
  2. Ski Vagabond (intermediate)
  3. Ride Colburn Triple
  4. Ski North Ridge (intermediate)
  5. Ski Upper Kaniksu (advanced)
  6. Ski Kaniksu (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Vagabond, Cedar Park, Snow Ghost. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Stella (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.