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Upper Ptarmigan at Attitash

Advanced · 426 m long with 160 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 27° at its steepest, facing NW.

27°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
426 mlength
160 mvertical
616 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Ptarmigan

Lifts that reach the top: The Mountaineer (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride The Mountaineer
  2. Ski Upper Saco (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Ptarmigan (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Far Out, Tightrope, Middle Ptarmigan, Turkey Chute. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Flying Yankee (3 min), The Mountaineer (3 min), Learning Center Triple (4 min).

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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.