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Near Side at White Pass Ski Area

Easy · 604 m long with 135 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 18° at its steepest, facing NW.

18°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
604 mlength
135 mvertical
1505 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Near Side

Lifts that reach the top: Far East Triple (skiing easy terrain to get there); Great White Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); 4 The Birds (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Far East Triple
  2. Ski Far Side (easy)
  3. Ski Near Side (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Main Street, Poma Face, Far Side, Lower Roller, Poma Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Great White Express (1 min), Carpet (1 min), Carpet (2 min).

See Near Side 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.