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Surprise Run at Snow Valley Mountain Resort

Advanced · 321 m long with 86 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.

20°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
321 mlength
86 mvertical
2270 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Surprise Run

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chair 4 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chair 1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 8 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 3 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Chair 4
  2. Ski Surprise Run (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Wine Rock. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 6 (3 min), Chair 1 (3 min), Chair 2 (3 min).

See Surprise Run on the 3D mapAll runs at Snow Valley Mountain Resort
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.