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Playground at Smugglers' Notch

Intermediate · 352 m long with 91 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.

20°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
352 mlength
91 mvertical
625 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Playground

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 13 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Madonna 2 Lift
  2. Ski Father Bob's (intermediate)
  3. Ski Mulcahy's Link (intermediate)
  4. Ski Lower F.I.S. (intermediate)
  5. Ski Playground (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Chilcoot. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Madonna 2 Lift (1 min), Madonna 1 Lift (2 min).

See Playground 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.