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Lower Sidewinder at Blue Mountain Ski Area

Advanced · 1159 m long with 60 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 13° at its steepest, facing NW.

13°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
1159 mlength
60 mvertical
241 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic. Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Lower Sidewinder

Lifts that reach the top: Valley Conveyor Lifts Upper (skiing easy terrain to get there); Valley School Triple (skiing easy terrain to get there); Vista Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there); School Hill Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Main Street Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Challenge Express (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Valley Conveyor Lifts Upper
  2. Ski Shuttle (easy)
  3. Ski Lower Sidewinder (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Barb's Way, Shuttle, Central Park, Connector, Sidewinder, Connector, Sidewinder, Challenge, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Valley Conveyor Lifts Upper (1 min), Upper (1 min), Valley Conveyor Lifts Mid (1 min).

See Lower Sidewinder on the 3D mapAll runs at Blue Mountain Ski 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.