Sharp Snowlands Road Network

Sharp Snowlands have their own road network. It consists of a central road, a few branches and a network of virgin trails.

## Overall

**Roads** in Sharp Snowlands are built with the same technical parameters and the same textures as the roads in Snowlands Subcontinent. Roads are covered with asphalt, but also with a layer of ice or compressed snow. Sometimes, there are fences or walls along the roads. Be aware of some steep grades. Also, there is a gap in the main road between Rainier and Appalachia, which can be overcome by using the network of virgin trails.

**Virgin Trails** are built especially in South, where they are mainly used as ski runs. Some of them look similar to the ski runs in Sansara, as narrow valleys, but some are harder to find. They allow for an alternative passage between Rainier and Appalachia in South. Sierra sim is almost entirely Protected Land and has no official virgin path.

There is also a passage over the river, which can be considered a virgin path, over ice.

There is one narrow virgin path through Reggiano sim, in North. There, land does not allow scripts to operate.

**Ski Lifts** are, as for 2020, non functional. They had been closed for a long time. They are doubled with ski runs beneath them.

## Technical Data

* Snow Road (North) - 727 m
* Others (North) - 592 m
* Snow Road (Appalachia) - 211 m
* Ski Lifts (with parallel runs) - 536 m
* Ski Runs (without lifts) - 1661 m
* Ice Passage - 97 m
* Virgin Trail (Reggiano) - 308 m

Total data:

* Total roads - 1530 m
* Total ski lifts - 536 m
* Total trails and runs without lifts - 2966 m
* Total network length - 5032 m.

## Structure

The road network consists of a few roads, trails, paths and ski lifts.

### Snow Road

The central road, running along the river, is named *Snow Road*. Even if the name is only used on one road sector, South of Rainier sim, it can be used for its entire length. The road starts in North-West of Tahoe sim, close to the huge waterfall where the river falls into Blue Bay. A road climbs to the East.

Further South, in Cascade sim, the road is close to the lake. Another road can be seen advancing towards East. A third road can be seen advancing West, in nearby Rainier sim. The road abruptly ends in Rainier, entering the Void Ocean.

The road appears South, in Appalachia sim, 161 m away. There, it continues for 256 m more and definitively ends-up into the Void Ocean.

### Road Branches

There are 3 road branches, all built with the same texture and materials as the Snow Road.

**North Branch** climbs high into Mizithra sim. It rises to an elevation of 199 m, being the highest road on all mainland. Technically, given the icy surface, it should be impossible for any car to climb such a steep grade.

**Central Branch** passes through Cascade sim. It climbs abruptly until a narrow pass. Beneath the pass, the road enters a flat area, then ends as it reaches the Void Ocean.

**South Branch** is a short road and with a different texture, that advances West for 71 m, almost reaching the river. It reaches a place that looks somehow similar with the Wengen Infohub in Sansara Snowlands. One can continue traveling West and pass over the ice, to the end of a ski lift. There is a terrain for skateboards just on the river ice.

### Ski Lifts

There are two ski lifts. Unfortunately, both are non-functional and have been non-functional for many years. It is not known if they will ever be operational again. Both ski lifts are doubled with parallel ski runs.

**East Lift** starts in Rainier sim, close to the road. It climbs to the nearby Shasta sim.

**West Lift** is shorter. It is entirely located in Sierra sim and does not climb too high.

### Ski Runs & Virgin Trails

There are four ski runs that start in Shasta, close to the end point of the ski lift. There are not many ski signs and poles along them. Two of them converge in Rainier sim, in the same place where the ski lift starts. The other two merge in Appalachia sim. They are of vital importance, as the road is interrupted between Rainier and Appalachia. The ski runs actually provide the only way through.

Appalachia sim has a virgin trail in South, which leads to the Second Life Geography Institute embassy inside Sharp Continent.

Another virgin trail is in North. It starts from the road in Tahoe, then crosses the river and heads towards Reggiano sim. This trail, for most of its length, is built on land that does not allow objects entry.

## See Also

* Second Life Geography
* List Of Roads
* Sharp Continent.