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Mineshaft at Cardrona Alpine Resort

Advanced · 723 m long with 204 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 30° at its steepest, facing E.

30°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
723 mlength
204 mvertical
1531 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Mineshaft is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Mineshaft

Lifts that reach the top: Whitestar Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); T-Bar (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); McDougall's Chondola (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Soho Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Captain's Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Valley View
  2. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  3. Ski Comeback Trail (easy)
  4. Ride Whitestar Express
  5. Ski Shaun's Way (intermediate)
  6. Ski Arcadia Basin (intermediate)
  7. Ski Powder Keg (intermediate)
  8. Ski Comeback Trail (easy)
  9. Ski Mineshaft (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Tail Race. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Valley View (1 min).

See Mineshaft on the 3D mapAll runs at Cardrona Alpine 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.