Snow Backbone Pass at Wisp Ski Resort
Easy · 1634 m long with 63 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 9° at its steepest, facing W.
9°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
1634 mlength
63 mvertical
910 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Backbone Pass is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Backbone Pass
Lifts that reach the top: Chair 6 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chair 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chair 7 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chair 3 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chair 4 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chair 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 1 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ski Backbone Pass (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Ridge Run, unnamed easy trail, Slider. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 6 (1 min), Chair 7 (3 min).
See Backbone Pass on the 3D mapAll runs at Wisp Ski 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.