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Lower Shortway at Blue Knob

Expert · 1784 m long with 176 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 26° at its steepest, facing NE.

26°steepest 50 m

11°average pitch

1784 mlength

176 mvertical

848 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Lower Shortway

Lifts that reach the top: unnamed chair lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); unnamed chair lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); unnamed chair lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); unnamed chair lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); unnamed magic carpet (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, expert skiing needed):

Ski Run Out (easy)
Ski Lower Shortway (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Extrovert, Run Out. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed chair lift (1 min), unnamed chair lift (1 min).

See Lower Shortway on the 3D map All runs at Blue Knob

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.