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Surprise at Great Divide Snowsports

Intermediate · 1001 m long with 254 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.

28°steepest 50 m

14°average pitch

1001 mlength

254 mvertical

2061 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Surprise

Lifts that reach the top: Meadow Mountain (skiing easy terrain to get there); Good Luck (skiing easy terrain to get there); Mount Belmont (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Wild West (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Rawhide (skiing expert terrain to get there).

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

Ride Meadow Mountain
Ski Sidewinder (easy)
Ski Snowshoe (easy)
Ski Surprise (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Snowshoe. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mount Belmont (1 min), Good Luck (1 min), Meadow Mountain (2 min).

See Surprise on the 3D map All runs at Great Divide Snowsports

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.