Top Notch at Hickory Ski Center
Advanced · 227 m long with 97 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 25° at its steepest, facing NW.
25°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
227 mlength
97 mvertical
407 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Top Notch is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: mogul. Moguls.
How to get to Top Notch
Lifts that reach the top: Poma #1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Poma #2 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Poma #1
- Ski Top Notch (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Honey Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Poma #1 (2 min), Rope Tow (4 min), T-Bar (5 min).
See Top Notch on the 3D mapAll runs at Hickory Ski CenterMeasured 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.