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Base Area Access at White Pass Ski Area

Easy · 1361 m long with 109 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 23° at its steepest, facing NE.

23°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
1361 mlength
109 mvertical
1715 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Base Area Access

Lifts that reach the top: Basin Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Couloir Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Great White Express
  2. Ski Boardwalk (easy)
  3. Ride Basin Quad
  4. Ski unnamed connector
  5. Ski This Way (intermediate)
  6. Ski Wind Shot (intermediate)
  7. Ski Base Area Access (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Main Street, Ptarmigan, Quail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: 4 The Birds (1 min), Great White Express (4 min), Carpet (5 min).

See Base Area Access on the 3D mapAll runs at White Pass Ski Area
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.