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Sidewinder at Powder Mountain

Intermediate · 1449 m long with 240 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 22° at its steepest, facing NW.

22°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
1449 mlength
240 mvertical
2657 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Sidewinder

Lifts that reach the top: Timberline (skiing novice terrain to get there); Saddle Horn (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 21 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride DMI
  2. Ski Slow Poke (easy)
  3. Ski Drifter (easy)
  4. Ride Timberline
  5. Ski Sidewinder (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Powder Chamber, Sunslope, Rendezvous, Drifter, Sun Catcher. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Timberline (1 min), Lightning Ridge (1 min), Paradise Express (7 min).

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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.