Lower Sidewinder at Ski Smithers
Easy · 1414 m long with 98 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 11° at its steepest, facing NE.
11°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
1414 mlength
98 mvertical
1316 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Lower Sidewinder is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Lower Sidewinder
Lifts that reach the top: Little Rascal Handle Tow (skiing easy terrain to get there); Skyline (skiing easy terrain to get there); Panorama (skiing easy terrain to get there); Prairie (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 18 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Skyline
- Ski Home Run (easy)
- Ski Lower Gully (easy)
- Ski Alpine Way (easy)
- Ski Skybound (easy)
- Ski Lower Sidewinder (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Twinkle Toes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Skyline (2 min).
See Lower Sidewinder on the 3D mapAll runs at Ski SmithersMeasured 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.