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The Shaft at Aspen Mountain

Expert · 398 m long with 173 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 32° at its steepest, facing E.

32°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
398 mlength
173 mvertical
3416 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

The Shaft is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to The Shaft

Lifts that reach the top: Hero's (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 22 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen
  2. Ski 1 & 2 Leaf (intermediate)
  3. Ski Rideout (intermediate)
  4. Ski Jim's (intermediate)
  5. Ski Hodge Podge (intermediate)
  6. Ski Buddy System (intermediate)
  7. Ride Hero's
  8. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  9. Ski The Shaft (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Pancake House Glade. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Hero's (3 min), Nell Bell Express (13 min), Silver Queen (13 min).

See The Shaft on the 3D mapAll runs at Aspen Mountain
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.