White Lightning at Schweitzer Mountain
Advanced · 782 m long with 329 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 33° at its steepest, facing SE.
33°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
782 mlength
329 mvertical
1928 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
White Lightning is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
How to get to White Lightning
Lifts that reach the top: Great Escape Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 18 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Creekside Express
- Ski Terrain Garden
- Ride Musical Carpet
- Ride Great Escape Quad
- Ski Gypsy (intermediate)
- Ski White Lightning (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Teakettle Trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Basin Express (3 min), Musical Carpet (4 min).
See White Lightning 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.