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Gary B's Northwest Passage at Smugglers' Notch

Advanced · 362 m long with 91 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 23° at its steepest, facing NW.

23°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
362 mlength
91 mvertical
747 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Gary B's Northwest Passage is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Gary B's Northwest Passage

Lifts that reach the top: Madonna 2 Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Madonna 1 Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Madonna 2 Lift
  2. Ski Link (intermediate)
  3. Ski Mulcahy's Link (intermediate)
  4. Ski Ruthie's (intermediate)
  5. Ski Gary B's Northwest Passage (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Ruthie's. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Madonna 2 Lift (3 min), Madonna 1 Lift (4 min), unnamed magic carpet (8 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.