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Poacher's Woods at Smugglers' Notch

Intermediate · 309 m long with 88 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 24° at its steepest, facing NE.

24°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
309 mlength
88 mvertical
760 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Tree skiing (gladed).

How to get to Poacher's Woods

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

From the base area (about 30 minutes, intermediate 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 Highlander Glades (intermediate)
  8. Ski Poacher's Woods (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Rumrunner, Rumrunner Variation. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sterling Lift (3 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.