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Hangman's Drop at Smugglers' Notch

Advanced · 76 m long with 26 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 23° at its steepest, facing N.

23°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
76 mlength
26 mvertical
928 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Hangman's Drop is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Hangman's Drop

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

From the base area (about 28 minutes, advanced 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 Hangman's Drop (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Thomke's, Upper Pipeline, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sterling T-Bar (4 min), Sterling Lift (5 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.