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Back Scratcher at Suicide Six

Advanced · 628 m long with 83 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 34° at its steepest, facing NE.

34°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
628 mlength
83 mvertical
359 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Back Scratcher

Lifts that reach the top: 2000' Quad Chair 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); 1600' Double Chair 2 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Beginners' J-Bar (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride 2000' Quad Chair 1
  2. Ski Back Scratcher (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Showoff, Show Off, Jug Handle, Pomfret Plunge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: 2000' Quad Chair 1 (1 min), 1600' Double Chair 2 (2 min), Beginners' J-Bar (2 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.