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Backdoor at Suicide Six

Intermediate · 383 m long with 23 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 13° at its steepest, facing NE.

13°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
383 mlength
23 mvertical
340 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Backdoor

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

From the base area (about 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride 1600' Double Chair 2
  2. Ski Backdoor (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, unnamed trail, Bee Line, Double Dip, Milky Way. Nearest lifts from the bottom: 1600' Double Chair 2 (1 min), Beginners' J-Bar (2 min), 2000' Quad Chair 1 (2 min).

See Backdoor on the 3D mapAll runs at Suicide Six
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.