Backburner at Whitewater Mountain Resort
Advanced · 509 m long with 159 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 25° at its steepest, facing SW.
25°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
509 mlength
159 mvertical
1839 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Backburner is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
How to get to Backburner
Lifts that reach the top: Glory Ridge (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 19 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Glory Ridge
- Ski Bound for Glory (advanced)
- Ski Backburner (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Backside Ski Way. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Glory Ridge (3 min).
See Backburner on the 3D mapAll runs at Whitewater Mountain ResortMeasured 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.