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Upper Switchback at Whiteface Mountain Ski Area

Intermediate · 215 m long with 51 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 17° at its steepest, facing SE.

17°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
215 mlength
51 mvertical
1179 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Switchback

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

From the base area (about 12 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 Upper Switchback (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Skyward, Lower Switchback. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Quad (3 min), Lookout Mountain Triple (4 min), Little Whiteface (5 min).

See Upper 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.