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Beginner Hill at Little Switzerland

Easy · 233 m long with 14 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 8° at its steepest, facing NW.

8°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
233 mlength
14 mvertical
344 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Beginner Hill

Lifts that reach the top: Beginner Hill Magic Carpet (skiing novice terrain to get there); Beginner Holl Handle Tow (skiing novice terrain to get there); Big Deal Rope Tow (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chair 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chair 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Terrain Park Rope Tow (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Beginner Holl Handle Tow
  2. Ski Beginner Hill (easy)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Sling Shot. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Beginner Hill Magic Carpet (1 min), Big Deal Rope Tow (1 min), Chair 1 (1 min).

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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.