Powder Keg at Smugglers' Notch
Advanced · 309 m long with 109 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.
27°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
309 mlength
109 mvertical
736 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Powder Keg is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Tree skiing (gladed).
How to get to Powder Keg
Lifts that reach the top: Sterling Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 30 minutes, advanced 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)
- Ski Treasure Run (intermediate)
- Ski Powder Keg (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Treasure Run, Pirate's Plank. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sterling T-Bar (2 min), Sterling Lift (2 min).
See Powder Keg 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.