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Little Birches at Craigleith Ski Club

Intermediate · 173 m long with 32 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 14° at its steepest, facing NW.

14°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
173 mlength
32 mvertical
409 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Little Birches

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Summit Express
  2. Ski Gun Barrel (intermediate)
  3. Ski Challenge (advanced)
  4. Ski Little Birches (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Wrong Turn, Ascot, Upper Ascot. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Express (2 min), Arrowhead Chair (4 min), Square One (5 min).

See Little Birches on the 3D mapAll runs at Craigleith Ski Club
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.