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Sidewinder at Blue Mountain Ski Area

Intermediate · 2846 m long with 219 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 18° at its steepest, facing N.

18°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
2846 mlength
219 mvertical
458 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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 Sidewinder

Lifts that reach the top: Challenge Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Comet Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Main Street Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Vista Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Challenge Express
  2. Ski Sidewinder (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Challenge, Connector, Connector, Sidewinder, Lazy Mile, Lower Sidewinder. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Valley Conveyor Lifts Upper (2 min), Upper (2 min), Valley Conveyor Lifts Mid (2 min).

See 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.