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Hourglass at White Pass Ski Area

Expert · 639 m long with 223 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 37° at its steepest, facing N.

37°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
639 mlength
223 mvertical
1718 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Hourglass 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 Hourglass

Lifts that reach the top: Great White Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); 4 The Birds (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Great White Express
  2. Ski Cascade (intermediate)
  3. Ski Cascade Cat Track (intermediate)
  4. Ski Hourglass (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Cascade Cat Track, Far Side, Near Side. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Great White Express (2 min), Far East Triple (3 min), Carpet (3 min).

See Hourglass 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.