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Seneca at Elk Mountain Ski Area

Advanced · 1541 m long with 166 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 22° at its steepest, facing NE.

22°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
1541 mlength
166 mvertical
773 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic, backcountry. Lit for night skiing. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Seneca

Lifts that reach the top: Lift D Middle Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lift F North Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lift E North Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lift C East Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lift B East Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Lift D Middle Chair
  2. Ski West Slope (easy)
  3. Ski East Slope (easy)
  4. Ski Seneca (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Slalom, East Slope. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift C East Chair (1 min), Lift B East Chair (1 min), Lift A Beginner's Chair (2 min).

See Seneca on the 3D mapAll runs at Elk Mountain Ski Area
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.