Snake Bite at Smugglers' Notch
Advanced · 289 m long with 108 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 30° at its steepest, facing NE.
30°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
289 mlength
108 mvertical
710 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Snake Bite is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Snake Bite
Lifts that reach the top: Sterling Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 31 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 Black Snake (intermediate)
- Ski Snake Bite (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Practice Slope, The Zone. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sterling T-Bar (1 min), Sterling Lift (2 min).
See Snake Bite 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.