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Swain Resort ski runs

35 named runs · about 7 miles of skiing · 1,320 to 1,860 ft

Green 40% (2.9 mi)Blue 28% (2.0 mi)Black 32% (2.3 mi)Double black 0% (0.0 mi)

Share of the mountain by length of run, not number of trails, measured from the mapped runs.

Steepest

  1. Robin's Way 29°
  2. Upper Robinson Run 28°
  3. Upper Brewer 28°
  4. Glenn's Run 27°
  5. Wheel's Run 27°

Longest

  1. Upper Mile Sweep 3,700 ft
  2. Illusion 3,600 ft
  3. Wheel's Run 2,300 ft
  4. Clark 2,300 ft
  5. Rattler 2,200 ft

Holds snow best

  1. Last Will 49% sun
  2. Upper Maverick 57% sun
  3. Outlaw 60% sun
  4. Fools Gold 60% sun
  5. Upper Robinson Run 61% sun

Longest greens

  1. Upper Mile Sweep 3,700 ft
  2. Illusion 3,600 ft
  3. Lower Mile Sweep 1,300 ft
  4. Round Top 1,100 ft
  5. Lower Robinson Run 1,000 ft

Every run on the mountain

Hover a run for its name. The thicker runs have their own pages; tap one to open it.

All 35 runs

RunRatingVerticalLength SteepestAvg pitchFacesHolds snow
Robin's Way Black 116 ft 487 ft 29° 14° NW Good
Upper Robinson Run Black 352 ft 1,286 ft 28° 16° N Excellent
Upper Brewer Black 349 ft 1,314 ft 28° 16° N Excellent
Glenn's Run Black 283 ft 1,125 ft 27° 15° N Excellent
Wheel's Run Black 522 ft 2,342 ft 27° 13° N Good
Last Will Black 194 ft 556 ft 25° 21° N Excellent
Upper Maverick Blue 264 ft 941 ft 25° 16° N Excellent
Clark Blue 496 ft 2,303 ft 23° 13° N Good
Rattler Black 475 ft 2,154 ft 23° 13° NE Good
Outlaw Black 225 ft 798 ft 23° 17° N Excellent
80 Acres Blue 247 ft 1,012 ft 22° 14° NE Good
Dave's Run Black 35 ft 317 ft 21° 6° N Good
Old Main Black 151 ft 652 ft 21° 14° N Good
Ben Blakley Blue 173 ft 1,003 ft 20° 10° NE Good
Illusion Green 322 ft 3,573 ft 20° 6° N Good
Testament Blue 210 ft 978 ft 19° 12° N Good
Hidden Shadows Blue 52 ft — 19° 14° NE —
Dozey Doe Blue 158 ft 1,078 ft 18° 9° NE Average
Lower Robinson Run Green 177 ft 1,048 ft 18° 10° N Good
Pines Black 331 ft 1,575 ft 17° 12° N Good
Lower Twister Blue 209 ft 995 ft 17° 12° N Good
Bandit's Pass Blue 33 ft 554 ft 16° 4° N Good
Shakey's Trees Blue 150 ft — 16° 10° E —
Lower Brewer Green 154 ft 792 ft 16° 11° N Good
Fools Gold Blue 115 ft 869 ft 14° 8° N Excellent
Lower Maverick Green 65 ft 969 ft 14° 4° N Average
Black Forest Green 127 ft 863 ft 14° 9° NE Average
Lower Mile Sweep Green 204 ft 1,286 ft 13° 9° N Good
Promenade Green 113 ft 927 ft 13° 7° NE Average
The Pass Blue 83 ft 1,010 ft 13° 5° N Good
Upper Mile Sweep Green 342 ft 3,705 ft 12° 5° NE Below average
Allegany Glades Blue 119 ft — 12° 8° E —
Round Top Green 145 ft 1,139 ft 12° 7° N Average
Magic Mountain Green 7 ft 138 ft 6° 3° NE Below average
Shadow Mountain Green 14 ft 755 ft 2° 1° SE Below average

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line; "holds snow" ranks each run's winter sun against every run we've measured. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap.