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Surprise at Mount Evergreen

Intermediate · 158 m long with 31 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 15° at its steepest, facing NW.

15°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
158 mlength
31 mvertical
384 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Surprise

Lifts that reach the top: Colin Myles T-Bar Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Skyline T-Bar Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Colin Myles T-Bar Lift
  2. Ski Lover's Lane (easy)
  3. Ski Surprise (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Terrain Park, Gentle Ben. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Colin Myles T-Bar Lift (1 min), Rotary Carpet Lift (1 min), Skyline T-Bar Lift (2 min).

See Surprise on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Evergreen
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.