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Västbacken at Vemdalsskalet

Intermediate · 312 m long with 91 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 21° at its steepest, facing NW.

21°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
312 mlength
91 mvertical
811 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Västbacken

Lifts that reach the top: Toppliften (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Mellanliften
  2. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  3. Ride Toppliften
  4. Ski unnamed trail
  5. Ski Väst (intermediate)
  6. Ski Västbacken (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Väst. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Parkliften (2 min), Väst Express (2 min), Västliften (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.