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Upper Shawneehaw at Beech Mountain Ski Resort

Intermediate · 958 m long with 104 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 18° at its steepest, facing NE.

18°steepest 50 m

11°average pitch

958 mlength

104 mvertical

1660 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Shawneehaw

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 5 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lift 6 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lift 7 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lift 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Lift 7
Ski Upper Shawneehaw (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Crossway, Lower Shawneehaw. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 3 (2 min), Lift 4 (2 min), Lift 1 (2 min).

See Upper Shawneehaw on the 3D map All runs at Beech Mountain Ski Resort

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.