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Stora backen at Yxbacken

Expert · 686 m long with 102 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 24° at its steepest, facing N.

24°steepest 50 m

17°average pitch

686 mlength

102 mvertical

115 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

Stora backen 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 Stora backen

Lifts that reach the top: unnamed drag lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed drag lift (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, expert skiing needed):

Ride unnamed drag lift
Ski Stora backen (expert)

Where it ends

Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed drag lift (1 min), unnamed drag lift (1 min), unnamed j-bar (1 min).

See Stora backen on the 3D map All runs at Yxbacken

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.