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Sidewinder at Monarch Ski Area

Easy · 529 m long with 94 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 18° at its steepest, facing N.

18°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
529 mlength
94 mvertical
3452 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Sidewinder

Lifts that reach the top: Garfield (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pioneer (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Divide Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Panorama (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Garfield
  2. Ski Romp (intermediate)
  3. Ski Sidewinder (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Tango. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Garfield (2 min), Pioneer (2 min), Divide Express (3 min).

See Sidewinder on the 3D mapAll runs at Monarch Ski Area
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.