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Rattler at Swain Ski & Snowboard Resort

Advanced · 638 m long with 145 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.

20°steepest 50 m

13°average pitch

638 mlength

145 mvertical

551 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Rattler

Lifts that reach the top: Quad 3 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Double Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Quad 1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Quad 3
Ski Rattler (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Mile Sweep, Clark. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Quad 3 (1 min), Double Chair (1 min).

See Rattler on the 3D map All 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.