Sluice at Sugarloaf
Intermediate · 815 m long with 307 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 26° at its steepest, facing NE.
26°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
815 mlength
307 mvertical
1051 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Sluice is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Sluice
Lifts that reach the top: Sugarloaf SuperQuad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Bateau T-Bar (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Skyline (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Timberline Replacement (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Timberline (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Sugarloaf SuperQuad
- Ski Gin Pole (intermediate)
- Ski Sluice (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Lombard X-Cut. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Skyline (1 min), Double Runner East (3 min), Doubble Runner West (3 min).
See Sluice on the 3D mapAll runs at SugarloafMeasured 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.