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Motherlode at Whitewater Mountain Resort

Intermediate · 1459 m long with 366 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 26° at its steepest, facing NE.

26°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
1459 mlength
366 mvertical
1997 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Motherlode is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Motherlode

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 30 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Glory Ridge
  2. Ski Summit Ski Way (intermediate)
  3. Ski Bonanza (intermediate)
  4. Ride Summit Chair
  5. Ski Motherlode (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Bonanza. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Chair (1 min), Hummer Handle Tow (1 min), Silver King Chair (2 min).

See Motherlode on the 3D mapAll runs at Whitewater Mountain Resort
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.