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Whitewater ski runs

90 named runs · about 34 miles of skiing · 4,560 to 6,810 ft

Green 8% (2.8 mi)Blue 45% (15.2 mi)Black 41% (13.9 mi)Double black 5% (1.8 mi)

Share of the mountain by length of run, not number of trails, measured from the mapped runs.

Steepest

  1. 5 Mile Basin, Ymir Ski Way 22°
  2. White Queen Ski Way 16°

Longest

  1. Backside Ski Out 10,700 ft
  2. Backside Ski Way 8,700 ft
  3. Ramble On 5,600 ft
  4. Sluice Box 5,300 ft
  5. Morning Glory 5,100 ft

Holds snow best

  1. High Grade 37% sun
  2. Catch Basin Ski Way 37% sun
  3. Enchantment Forest 39% sun
  4. Galena 40% sun
  5. Catch Basin 40% sun

Longest greens

  1. Quartz Ski Way 2,900 ft
  2. Kootenay Flats 2,200 ft
  3. Silver King Ski Way 2,000 ft
  4. Crystal Ski Way 1,800 ft
  5. Upper Concentrator 1,100 ft

Every run on the mountain

Hover a run for its name. The thicker runs have their own pages; tap one to open it.

All 90 runs

RunRatingVerticalLength SteepestAvg pitchFacesHolds snow
5 Mile Basin, Ymir Ski Way Blue 68 ft 341 ft 22° 12° SW Poor
White Queen Ski Way Blue 156 ft 1,592 ft 16° 6° NW Below average
Take Some Blue 297 ft 775 ft — 23° W Below average
Quartz Ski Way Green 217 ft 2,860 ft — 4° SW Poor
Trash Glades Black 811 ft 3,242 ft — 15° NW Excellent
Bonanza Blue 1,209 ft 4,040 ft — 18° NE Good
Face Plant Black 544 ft 1,710 ft — 19° NW Excellent
Ramble On Glades Black 427 ft 985 ft — 26° W Below average
Backside Double black 1,080 ft 2,213 ft — 29° NW Good
Dynamite Black 1,021 ft 3,089 ft — 20° NE Excellent
Backside Bowl Double black 719 ft 2,338 ft — 18° NW Excellent
Kootenay Belle Black 459 ft 1,449 ft — 19° SW Poor
Parking Log Ski Way Black 149 ft 1,528 ft — 6° NE Excellent
Tramline Trees Black 569 ft 1,518 ft — 22° SW Poor
Booster Black 1,367 ft 3,223 ft — 26° SW Poor
Crystal Ski Way Green 163 ft 1,787 ft — 6° SW Poor
Worth It Black 780 ft 1,815 ft — 26° SW Poor
Galena Black 563 ft 1,332 ft — 25° NE Excellent
Giddy Up Glades Double black 1,073 ft 2,300 ft — 28° NW Good
Diamond Glades Double black 647 ft — — 26° NE —
Hummer Green 61 ft — — 8° NW —
Jack Leg Glades Black 634 ft 1,453 ft — 26° W Below average
Backburner Black 467 ft 1,741 ft — 16° SW Poor
Backside Ski Out Blue 780 ft 10,687 ft — 4° N Excellent
Backside Ski Way Blue 1,128 ft 8,654 ft — 8° W Average
Bound for Glory Black 1,957 ft 5,107 ft — 23° W Below average
Brake Line Double black 930 ft 1,817 ft — 31° W Average
Buckshot Blue 696 ft 3,061 ft — 13° NW Good
C Shaft Black 514 ft 1,305 ft — 23° NW Excellent
Canadian Belle Blue 429 ft 1,068 ft — 24° SW Poor
Catch Basin Black 214 ft 1,810 ft — 7° NW Excellent
Catch Basin Ski Way Black 133 ft 2,339 ft — 3° N Excellent
Claim Jumper Blue 887 ft 4,906 ft — 11° NW Average
Concentrator Trees Black 559 ft 1,598 ft — 21° SW Poor
Copper Corner Black 469 ft 1,505 ft — 19° W Below average
Det Cord Black 699 ft 2,059 ft — 20° SW Poor
Diamond Drill Black 800 ft 2,040 ft — 23° NE Excellent
Enchantment Forest Black 581 ft 1,479 ft — 23° N Excellent
Golddigger Blue 480 ft 1,157 ft — 25° NW Good
High Grade Black 517 ft 1,269 ft — 24° N Excellent
Ignitor Black 203 ft 568 ft — 21° E Average
Jack Leg Black 937 ft 2,500 ft — 22° W Below average
Kootenay Flats Green 367 ft 2,190 ft — 10° SW Poor
Leave Some Blue 219 ft 636 ft — 20° W Average
Little Mucker Green 216 ft 1,081 ft — 12° SW Poor
Lower Concentrator Black 513 ft 1,325 ft — 23° SW Poor
Nickel & Dime Blue 439 ft 1,081 ft — 24° NW Good
Nugget Black 643 ft 1,764 ft — 21° SW Poor
Paydirt Blue 588 ft 1,982 ft — 17° E Average
Racers Line Blue 257 ft 967 ft — 16° SW Poor
Ramble On Blue 1,407 ft 5,568 ft — 15° W Poor
Rockers Black 356 ft 1,168 ft — 18° SW Poor
Secret Chutes Black 352 ft 1,221 ft — 17° SW Poor
Silver King Ski Way Green 416 ft 1,973 ft — 12° SW Poor
Silverline Blue 382 ft 1,027 ft — 22° NW Good
Single Malt Black 566 ft 1,825 ft — 18° SW Poor
Sluice Box Blue 1,183 ft 5,259 ft — 14° SW Poor
Summit Ski Way Blue 499 ft 3,370 ft — 9° NE Good
Tailings Blue 622 ft 2,946 ft — 12° W Below average
Tramline Black 1,356 ft 3,259 ft — 25° SW Poor
Trolly Tracks Black 640 ft 1,396 ft — 28° SW Poor
Upper Concentrator Green 307 ft 1,131 ft — 16° SW Poor
Whole Lotta Love Black 653 ft 1,387 ft — 29° SW Poor
Yankee Girl Blue 444 ft 1,870 ft — 14° SW Poor
Ymir Ski Way Blue 377 ft 2,240 ft — 11° SW Poor
Jackpot Blue 769 ft 2,427 ft — 19° SW Poor
Blast Ski Way Black 287 ft 2,045 ft — 8° NE Excellent
Fuse Black 641 ft 1,553 ft — 24° SW Poor
A Shaft Black 445 ft 1,351 ft — 20° N Excellent
B Shaft Black 422 ft 1,243 ft — 20° NW Excellent
Kuba's Corners Double black 647 ft — — 27° NE —
Trash Chutes Double black 1,105 ft — — 32° NW —
Goat's Corner Black 697 ft 2,643 ft — 16° SW Poor
Huckleberry Trail Blue 1,154 ft 2,735 ft — 26° SW Poor
Lower Jack Leg Glades Black 424 ft 1,107 ft — 23° W Below average
Morning Glory Blue 1,145 ft 5,141 ft — 13° W Poor
Motherlode Blue 1,164 ft 4,959 ft — 14° NE Average
Old Growth Glades Black 474 ft 1,149 ft — 24° W Average
Blast Black 975 ft 2,309 ft — 25° NE Excellent
Silver Ledge Blue 548 ft 1,691 ft — 19° SW Poor
Powder Keg Bowl Black 292 ft — — 29° NE —
Quicksilver Glades Black 434 ft — — 25° E —
Glory Basin Black 408 ft — — 20° NE —
Sproulers Black 671 ft — — 28° NE —
Terra Ratta Double black 745 ft — — 31° NE —
Grizzly Glades Black 710 ft 1,729 ft — 25° SW Poor
Joker Blue 697 ft 2,155 ft — 19° NE Excellent
Raven's Nest Black 613 ft 1,252 ft — 30° SW Poor
Knee Deep Glades Double black 1,013 ft 2,029 ft — 30° W Good
Summit Chair Ski Way Black 348 ft 2,917 ft — 7° NE Excellent

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line; "holds snow" ranks each run's winter sun against every run we've measured. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap.