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Lower Switchback at Whiteface Mountain Ski Area

Intermediate · 238 m long with 51 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 14° at its steepest, facing SE.

14°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
238 mlength
51 mvertical
1124 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Lower Switchback is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

How to get to Lower Switchback

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Quad (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Face Lift
  2. Ski Easy Way (easy)
  3. Ride Summit Quad
  4. Ski Riva Ridge (intermediate)
  5. Ski Upper Skyward (advanced)
  6. Ski Lower Switchback (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Niagara, Upper Skyward. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Quad (3 min), Lookout Mountain Triple (3 min), Little Whiteface (5 min).

See Lower Switchback on the 3D mapAll runs at Whiteface Mountain 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.