SWS Runs of the day
Each ski day, we profile our favorite run of the day with the weather.
We’re currently gathering our run profiles and will post them here shortly.
- Oxygen Debt
- Opening up from an alpine ridge, this breath taking delight carries you through a wide open... More about Oxygen Debt...
- Anne’s Run
- Named after one of our guests, this is one of the most spectacular runs in the tenure. Starting from near the peak... More about Anne’s Run...
- Top Secret
- At great potential personal peril, I will divulge some information regarding this run. More about Top Secret...
- Midnight Bowl
- Midnight Bowl is much like a deep freeze storage locker where we keep all of the driest and... More about Midnight Bowl...
- Egyptian
- You will find Egyptian on the top ten list of many of our returning guests...
More about Egyptian... - Cadillac
- Cadillac is one of the premier runs on Lightning Ridge. 2500 vertical feet of shear... More about Cadillac...
- Bride’s Pajamas
- Said to be "next to the best thing in life", Brides is a special little...
More about Bride’s Pajamas... - Bunga Bunga
- Named after a joke which one of your guides may or may not be willing to tell you, this run... More about Bunga Bunga...
- Chuck Your Lunch
- I wasn't there when it was named, so I don't know if it really happened, but...
More about Chuck Your Lunch... - Hunters Hollow
- Named by skiers in a group from an oil exploration company named...
More about Hunters Hollow... - Reg’s Ridge
- Reg's Ridge, tops Allan's list of five favorite runs. Reg's follows...
More about Reg’s Ridge... - Rolling Thunder
- This has been a bread and butter run for our skiers since the inception of SWS in 1976. Starting from... More about Rolling Thunder...
- Sparkie’s Ridge
- Forming the southeast flank of Desperado Bowl, Sparkie's Ridge covers the range from... More about Sparkie’s Ridge...
- The Guides Must Be Crazy
- A narrow couloir dropping from a sub-alpine ridge through a rock face...
More about The Guides Must Be Crazy... - TMFT
- Where the lines open up below you like an automatic door at the grocery store.
More about TMFT... - Turkey Salad
- From near tree line, Turkey Salad is a south facing slope with mostly widely spaced trees and a... More about Turkey Salad...
- Cascade
- Cascade surrounds two main creek draws tumbling down through mature forest where... More about Cascade...
- Rodeo
- You better have your saddle cinched up tight. You're in for a ride! It starts...
More about Rodeo... - Arnie’s
- Arnie's is one of the several lines dropping into John Bowl. The pitch is slightly beyond tame and the... More about Arnie’s...
- Tickety Boo
- Originally named for the quality of the snow, Tickety Boo can pile up deep...
More about Tickety Boo... - John Bowl
- John Bowl forms the headwaters of John Creek in a large open alpine to tree line bowl facing... More about John Bowl...
- Brenda’s Pitch
- If John Bowl is a giant oyster, Brenda's Pitch is a pearl embedded deep in its powdery flesh. More about Brenda’s Pitch...
- Yodel
- One of the many exits from John Bowl, this run was named for is propensity for echoing... More about Yodel...
- Dilettante’s Demise
- A dilettante is someone who dabbles in something for his own pleasure?
More about Dilettante’s Demise... - Middle Bowl
- Middle Bowl was the only developed alpine component of our terrain for the first decade... More about Middle Bowl...
- Right of Way and Run Away
- Right of Way presents itself first dropping to the left where you plunge through...
More about Right of Way and Run Away... - Trinity Chutes
- Trinity Chutes consists of three Holy chutes starting high on...
More about Trinity Chutes... - Gauntlet and Gallows
- Two wildly fun couloirs dropping north off the Rolling Thunder ridge into...
More about Gauntlet and Gallows... - Allan’s Glades
- Another one of several runs off Rolling Thunder into...
More about Allan’s Glades... - McKian Creek
- The magic experienced on this line is felt by most.
More about McKian Creek... - Rock Run
- Another one of several runs off Rolling Thunder into Beaver Bowl, this has been a source of endless... More about Rock Run...
- The View Slope
- You are about to take on one of our marquee runs, one where...
More about The View Slope... - Cats Cradle
- Cats Cradle is a beautiful wide open bowl facing...
More about Cats Cradle... - Outer Limits
- Outer Limits is found at the end of the road.
More about Outer Limits...
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