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Ptarmigan at White Pass Ski Area

Intermediate · 821 m long with 155 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 15° at its steepest, facing W.

15°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
821 mlength
155 mvertical
1761 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Ptarmigan is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Ptarmigan

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 11 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Great White Express
  2. Ski Boardwalk (easy)
  3. Ski Quail (intermediate)
  4. Ski Paradise (intermediate)
  5. Ski Ptarmigan (intermediate)

Where it ends

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

See Ptarmigan 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.