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Down the Hatch at Schweitzer Mountain

Intermediate · 529 m long with 97 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 18° at its steepest, facing NE.

18°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
529 mlength
97 mvertical
1749 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Down the Hatch

Lifts that reach the top: Sunny Side (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sunnyside (skiing novice terrain to get there); Great Escape Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunny Side
  2. Ski Down the Hatch (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Vagabond. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Colburn Triple (2 min), Stella (5 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.