Drift at Cardrona Alpine Resort
Intermediate · 432 m long with 178 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 26° at its steepest, facing SE.
26°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
432 mlength
178 mvertical
1487 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
Drift is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Drift
Lifts that reach the top: Valley View (skiing easy terrain to get there); Kindy Conveyor (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Covered Conveyor Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Whitestar Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); T-Bar (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Willows Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Valley View
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ski Comeback Trail (easy)
- Ski Drift (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Outer Limits. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Valley View (1 min).
See Drift on the 3D mapAll runs at Cardrona Alpine ResortMeasured 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.