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Mineshaft at 49 Degrees North Ski Area

Advanced · 230 m long with 79 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 29° at its steepest, facing N.

29°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
230 mlength
79 mvertical
1394 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Mineshaft

Lifts that reach the top: Grubstake #2 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Northern Spirit Express #1 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Sunrise Quad #5 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Silver Lode #4 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Grubstake #2
  2. Ski Single Jack (intermediate)
  3. Ski Claim Jumper (advanced)
  4. Ski Mineshaft (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Silver Dollar, Benandrus Way. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Northern Spirit Express #1 (2 min), Grubstake #2 (2 min), Gold Fever #7 (3 min).

See Mineshaft on the 3D mapAll runs at 49 Degrees North Ski Area
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.