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Side Saddle at Perisher Ski Resort

Intermediate · 786 m long with 131 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 15° at its steepest, facing S.

15°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
786 mlength
131 mvertical
1953 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Side Saddle

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Quad Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Freedom Quad Chair
  2. Ski Blue Cow Way (easy)
  3. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  4. Ride Summit Quad Chair
  5. Ski Side Saddle (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Boot Hill. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Terminal Quad Chair (1 min), Summit Quad Chair (1 min), Ridge Quad Chair (3 min).

See Side Saddle on the 3D mapAll runs at Perisher Ski Resort
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.