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Squirrel's Nest at Stratton Mountain Resort

Expert · 303 m long with 94 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 27° at its steepest, facing E.

27°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
303 mlength
94 mvertical
1043 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Squirrel's Nest is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Squirrel's Nest

Lifts that reach the top: Ursa Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Shooting Star (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunrise Express
  2. Ski Lower Middlebrook (easy)
  3. Ride Shooting Star
  4. Ski Black Bear (intermediate)
  5. Ski Squirrel's Nest (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Downeaster. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Shooting Star (1 min), Ursa Express (3 min), Sunrise Express (4 min).

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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.