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Black Forest at Black Mountain Ski Area

Advanced · 237 m long with 12 m of vertical, averaging 3° and 12° at its steepest, facing SE.

12°steepest 50 m
3°average pitch
237 mlength
12 mvertical
546 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Black Forest is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

Tree skiing (gladed).

How to get to Black Forest

Lifts that reach the top: East Bowl Triple (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Summit Double (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride East Bowl Triple
  2. Ski East Bowl (easy)
  3. Ski High Road (intermediate)
  4. Ski Sugarbush (easy)
  5. Ski Black Forest (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Black Beauty, Spruce, Sweet Dreams. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rope Tow (3 min), East Bowl Triple (3 min), Platter Pull (4 min).

What people say

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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.