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The Zone at Smugglers' Notch

Intermediate · 413 m long with 92 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.

20°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
413 mlength
92 mvertical
594 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to The Zone

Lifts that reach the top: Sterling T-Bar (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sterling Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 31 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 Black Snake (intermediate)
  8. Ski Practice Slope (intermediate)
  9. Ski The Zone (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed intermediate trail, Parking Lot 1 Extention. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sterling T-Bar (1 min), Sterling Lift (1 min).

See The Zone 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.