Payback at Treble Cone
Advanced · 476 m long with 210 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 33° at its steepest, facing E.
33°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
476 mlength
210 mvertical
1783 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Payback is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Payback
Lifts that reach the top: Saddle Basin Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 27 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Home Basin Express
- Ski Triple Treat (intermediate)
- Ski Saddle Track (intermediate)
- Ski Pete's Treat (easy)
- Ride Saddle Basin Quad
- Ski South Ridge (intermediate)
- Ski Wide Glide (intermediate)
- Ski Payback (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins South Ridge, Saddle Back, Hike Back, Pete's Treat, Ego Alley. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Saddle Basin Quad (1 min).
See Payback on the 3D mapAll runs at Treble ConeMeasured 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.