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Upper Upper FIS Cut-In at Smugglers' Notch

Expert · 90 m long with 14 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 15° at its steepest, facing W.

15°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
90 mlength
14 mvertical
1090 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Upper FIS Cut-In is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Upper Upper FIS Cut-In

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

From the base area (about 15 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Madonna 1 Lift
  2. Ski Upper Chilcoot (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Upper FIS Cut-In (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Upper FIS. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Madonna 2 Lift (5 min), Sterling Lift (6 min), Madonna 1 Lift (6 min).

See Upper Upper FIS Cut-In 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.