Snow Drifter at Smugglers' Notch
Intermediate · 2434 m long with 412 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 21° at its steepest, facing N.
21°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
2434 mlength
412 mvertical
1112 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Drifter is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Drifter
Lifts that reach the top: Madonna 1 Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 15 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Madonna 1 Lift
- Ski Drifter (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Catwalk, Mulcahy's Link, Moonshiner's Glades, McPherson's. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Madonna 2 Lift (3 min), Sterling Lift (3 min), Madonna 1 Lift (4 min).
See Drifter on the 3D mapAll runs at Smugglers' NotchMeasured 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.