Spirit Bowl West at Silver Star Mountain Resort
Expert · 94 m long with 29 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 22° at its steepest, facing NW.
22°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
94 mlength
29 mvertical
1520 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Spirit Bowl West is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Spirit Bowl West
Lifts that reach the top: Putnam Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Comet Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Des Schumann Summit Express Gondola (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 13 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Putnam Express
- Ski 25 North (intermediate)
- Ski Sunny Ridge (intermediate)
- Ski Holy Smokes (advanced)
- Ski Spirit Bowl West (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Spirit Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Putnam Express (5 min).
See Spirit Bowl West on the 3D mapAll runs at Silver Star Mountain ResortMeasured 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.