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Lower Twister at Swain Ski & Snowboard Resort

Intermediate · 296 m long with 63 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 16° at its steepest, facing N.

16°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
296 mlength
63 mvertical
513 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Lower Twister

Lifts that reach the top: Quad 1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Double Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Quad 1
  2. Ski unnamed connector
  3. Ski The Pass (intermediate)
  4. Ski Fools Gold (intermediate)
  5. Ski Lower Twister (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Maverick. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Quad 2 (2 min), Quad 1 (2 min), Magic Carpet (2 min).

See Lower Twister on the 3D mapAll runs at Swain Ski & Snowboard 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.