Lower Ear at Spruce Mountain Ski Slope
Easy · 132 m long with 20 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 14° at its steepest, facing NE.
14°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
132 mlength
20 mvertical
131 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Lower Ear is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Lower Ear
Lifts that reach the top: Orchard Tow (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Barn Tow (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 2 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ski Cross Cut (intermediate)
- Ski Lower Ear (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Suicide, Upper Ear. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bunny Tow (1 min), Barn Tow (1 min).
See Lower Ear on the 3D mapAll runs at Spruce Mountain Ski SlopeMeasured 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.