Lower Pipeline at Smugglers' Notch
Intermediate · 207 m long with 49 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 17° at its steepest, facing N.
17°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
207 mlength
49 mvertical
849 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Lower Pipeline is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Lower Pipeline
Lifts that reach the top: Sterling Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 29 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Madonna 2 Lift
- Ski Father Bob's (intermediate)
- Ski Mulcahy's Link (intermediate)
- Ski Link (intermediate)
- Ride Sterling Lift
- Ski Rumrunner (intermediate)
- Ski Lower Pipeline (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed intermediate trail, Black Snake, Pipeline Escape, Treasure Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sterling T-Bar (3 min), Sterling Lift (3 min).
See Lower Pipeline 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.