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The Shire at Smugglers' Notch

Intermediate · 251 m long with 71 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 26° at its steepest, facing NW.

26°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
251 mlength
71 mvertical
741 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Tree skiing (gladed).

How to get to The Shire

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 12 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Madonna 2 Lift
  2. Ski Link (intermediate)
  3. Ski Mulcahy's Link (intermediate)
  4. Ski Ruthie's (intermediate)
  5. Ski The Shire (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Ruthie's. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Madonna 2 Lift (3 min), Madonna 1 Lift (4 min), unnamed magic carpet (8 min).

See The Shire 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.