Merlin at Haystack Mountain Ski Area
Advanced · 561 m long with 168 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 26° at its steepest, facing E.
26°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
561 mlength
168 mvertical
956 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Merlin is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to Merlin
Lifts that reach the top: The Witches (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 18 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Barnstormer
- Ski Upper Dutchman
- Ski Flying Dutchman (easy)
- Ski Witch Way (intermediate)
- Ride The Witches
- Ski Merlin (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Tabitha, Witch Way. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Witches (1 min), Barnstormer (4 min), Stag's Leap (6 min).
See Merlin 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.