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Freefall at Smugglers' Notch

Expert · 367 m long with 196 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 37° at its steepest, facing N.

37°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
367 mlength
196 mvertical
1021 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Freefall

Lifts that reach the top: Madonna 1 Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 16 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Madonna 1 Lift
  2. Ski Upper Chilcoot (intermediate)
  3. Ski Catwalk (intermediate)
  4. Ski Freefall (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Upper F.I.S.. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Madonna 2 Lift (4 min), Sterling Lift (4 min), Madonna 1 Lift (5 min).

See Freefall 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.