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Short Black at Cardrona Alpine Resort

Advanced · 114 m long with 51 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 29° at its steepest, facing E.

29°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
114 mlength
51 mvertical
1645 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Short Black

Lifts that reach the top: Kindy Conveyor (skiing novice terrain to get there); Covered Conveyor Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Willows Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Whitestar Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); T-Bar (skiing easy terrain to get there); Wells Pipe (skiing easy terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Valley View
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ski Comeback Trail (easy)
  4. Ride Whitestar Express
  5. Ski Racecourse (easy)
  6. Ski Branchline (easy)
  7. Ski Short Black (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Cooper's. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Whitestar Express (2 min), Valley View (3 min).

See Short Black 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.