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Upper F.I.S. at Smugglers' Notch

Advanced · 840 m long with 321 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 29° at its steepest, facing NW.

29°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
840 mlength
321 mvertical
1033 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Upper F.I.S. is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Upper F.I.S.

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

From the base area (about 16 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Madonna 1 Lift
  2. Ski Upper Chilcoot (intermediate)
  3. Ski Catwalk (intermediate)
  4. Ski Upper F.I.S. (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Mulcahy's Link. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Madonna 2 Lift (3 min), Sterling Lift (3 min), Madonna 1 Lift (4 min).

See Upper F.I.S. 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.