Snake at Birch Hill Recreation Area
Advanced · 200 m long with 35 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 11° at its steepest, facing SE.
11°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
200 mlength
35 mvertical
263 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
Snake is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
How to get to Snake
Lifts that reach the top: Chairlift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Chairlift
- Ski The Meadows (intermediate)
- Ski Old Lift Line (intermediate)
- Ski Blue Line (intermediate)
- Ski Snake (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Suicide. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift (2 min), Bunny Tow (2 min), Tube Tow (3 min).
See Snake on the 3D mapAll runs at Birch Hill Recreation AreaMeasured 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.