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Turtle Back at West Mountain

Intermediate · 147 m long with 35 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 18° at its steepest, facing N.

18°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
147 mlength
35 mvertical
284 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Turtle Back

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

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

  1. Ride West Express
  2. Ski The Meadows (easy)
  3. Ski Frolic (easy)
  4. Ski Turtle Back (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Alley, Banister, Inchworm.

See Turtle Back 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.