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Heaven's Gate Traverse at Sugarbush Resort

Intermediate · 470 m long with 43 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 11° at its steepest, facing NW.

11°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
470 mlength
43 mvertical
794 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Heaven's Gate Traverse is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Heaven's Gate Traverse

Lifts that reach the top: Super Bravo Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Valley House Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Heaven's Gate Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Valley House Quad
  2. Ski Reverse Traverse (intermediate)
  3. Ski Lower Jester (intermediate)
  4. Ski Heaven's Gate Traverse (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Ripcord, Downspout, Lower Downspout. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Heaven's Gate Quad (1 min), Castlerock Double (2 min), Super Bravo Express Quad (5 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.