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Beacon Ridge at Tawaitnaw Cross Country Ski Trails

Intermediate · 161 m long with 15 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 8° at its steepest, facing NW.

8°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
161 mlength
15 mvertical
670 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Beacon Ridge

Lifts that reach the top: Blue T-Bar (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Blue T-Bar
  2. Ski Beaver Gully (advanced)
  3. Ski Superpipe (advanced)
  4. Ski Beacon Ridge (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Last Chance, Homerun, Wesley's Way. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Orange T-Bar (1 min), Green T-Bar (1 min), Blue T-Bar (1 min).

See Beacon Ridge on the 3D mapAll runs at Tawaitnaw Cross Country Ski Trails
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.