Avalanche at Haystack Mountain Ski Area
Advanced · 354 m long with 77 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 26° at its steepest, facing E.
26°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
354 mlength
77 mvertical
945 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Avalanche is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to Avalanche
Lifts that reach the top: Barnstormer (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Barnstormer
- Ski Upper Dutchman
- Ski Avalanche (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Haywire, Haywire, Avalanche, Flying Dutchman, Warlock's Woods. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Witches (2 min), Barnstormer (4 min), The Tage (5 min).
See Avalanche on the 3D mapAll runs at Haystack Mountain Ski AreaMeasured 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.