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Black Snake at Smugglers' Notch

Intermediate · 1149 m long with 241 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 24° at its steepest, facing N.

24°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
1149 mlength
241 mvertical
850 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Black Snake

Lifts that reach the top: Sterling Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 29 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Madonna 2 Lift
  2. Ski Father Bob's (intermediate)
  3. Ski Mulcahy's Link (intermediate)
  4. Ski Link (intermediate)
  5. Ride Sterling Lift
  6. Ski Rumrunner (intermediate)
  7. Ski Black Snake (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Treasure Run, Snake Bite. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sterling T-Bar (2 min), Sterling Lift (2 min).

See Black Snake on the 3D mapAll runs at Smugglers' Notch
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.