Snow Gripper at Hoodoo
Advanced · 400 m long with 125 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 29° at its steepest, facing SE.
29°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
400 mlength
125 mvertical
1638 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
Gripper is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
How to get to Gripper
Lifts that reach the top: Ed Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there); Big Green Machine (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Hodag Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 2 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Ed Chair
- Ski Gripper (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Art's Alley. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ed Chair (2 min), Big Green Machine (3 min), Manzanita (3 min).
See Gripper on the 3D mapAll runs at HoodooMeasured 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.