Backside Bowl at Whitewater Mountain Resort
Expert · 667 m long with 225 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 32° at its steepest, facing NW.
32°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
667 mlength
225 mvertical
2002 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Backside Bowl is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Backside Bowl
Lifts that reach the top: Glory Ridge (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 17 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Glory Ridge
- Ski Backside Bowl (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Backside Ski Way. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Glory Ridge (3 min).
See Backside Bowl 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.