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Surprise at Birch Hill Recreation Area

Intermediate · 447 m long with 70 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 14° at its steepest, facing S.

14°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
447 mlength
70 mvertical
238 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Surprise is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

How to get to Surprise

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

From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Chairlift
  2. Ski The Meadows (intermediate)
  3. Ski Surprise (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Showboat, Bunny Hill. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift (1 min), Bunny Tow (1 min), Tube Tow (2 min).

See Surprise on the 3D mapAll runs at Birch Hill Recreation Area
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.