Elevator Shaft at Crystal Mountain
Advanced · 153 m long with 104 m of vertical, averaging 34° and 37° at its steepest, facing SE.
37°steepest 50 m
34°average pitch
153 mlength
104 mvertical
1988 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
Elevator Shaft is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
How to get to Elevator Shaft
Lifts that reach the top: Rainier Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Mt. Rainier Gondola (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 17 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Mt. Rainier Gondola
- Ski Front Traverse (intermediate)
- Ski Elevator Shaft (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Lucky Shot.
See Elevator Shaft on the 3D mapAll runs at Crystal MountainMeasured 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.