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Upper Shortway at Blue Knob

Intermediate · 771 m long with 69 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 15° at its steepest, facing NE.

15°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
771 mlength
69 mvertical
954 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Shortway

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

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

  1. Ride unnamed chair lift
  2. Ski Upper Shortway (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Route 66, Upper High Hopes, Lower Mambo Alley, Upper Mambo Alley, Shortway, Lower High Hopes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed chair lift (2 min), unnamed chair lift (2 min), unnamed magic carpet (2 min).

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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.