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Banister at West Mountain

Freeride · 496 m long with 100 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 17° at its steepest, facing NE.

17°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
496 mlength
100 mvertical
249 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Banister

Lifts that reach the top: West Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Apex Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride West Express
  2. Ski The Meadows (easy)
  3. Ski Alley (intermediate)
  4. Ski Turtle Back (intermediate)
  5. Ski Banister (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Mach.

See Banister on the 3D mapAll runs at West Mountain
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.