Sidewinder at Medicine Lodge Ski Area
Advanced · 514 m long with 107 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 16° at its steepest, facing N.
16°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
514 mlength
107 mvertical
1117 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Sidewinder is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: mogul. Moguls.
How to get to Sidewinder
Lifts that reach the top: Upper Mini Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Upper Mini Lift
- Ski Maskeptoon (intermediate)
- Ski Sidewinder (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Truck & Go, Beddoes Bottom. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Star Lift (1 min), Tow (1 min), T-Bar (Samson) (1 min).
See Sidewinder on the 3D mapAll runs at Medicine Lodge 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.