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Backside at Sunday River

Easy · 328 m long with 19 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 6° at its steepest, facing NW.

6°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
328 mlength
19 mvertical
651 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Backside

Lifts that reach the top: Chondola (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Chondola
  2. Ski Backside (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Quantum Leap, Polaris. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Quantum Leap Triple (2 min), Aurora Peak Quad (2 min), Jordan Mountain Double (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.