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Surprise at Mount Sutton

Advanced · 729 m long with 234 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 25° at its steepest, facing N.

25°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
729 mlength
234 mvertical
823 mtop elevation
Nfaces

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: IV (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); V (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); VII (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); I (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); II (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); IV OW (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride IV
  2. Ski 1 Alleghanys (intermediate)
  3. Ski Surprise (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Kangourou, unnamed intermediate trail, Dynamique. Nearest lifts from the bottom: IV (1 min), V (1 min), IV OW (2 min).

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