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Upper Sidewinder at Catamount Ski Area

Intermediate · 527 m long with 104 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.

20°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
527 mlength
104 mvertical
575 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Upper Sidewinder

Lifts that reach the top: Ridge Quad (skiing novice terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Ridge Quad
  2. Ski Upper Sidewinder (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Sidewinder, Upper Alley Cat. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Glades Triple (2 min), Ridge Quad (2 min), Catamount Quad (2 min).

See Upper Sidewinder on the 3D mapAll runs at Catamount 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.