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West Slope at Elk Mountain Ski Area

Easy · 1579 m long with 98 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 15° at its steepest, facing NE.

15°steepest 50 m
average pitch
1579 mlength
98 mvertical
652 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic. Lit for night skiing.

How to get to West Slope

Lifts that reach the top: Lift D Middle Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lift A Beginner's Chair (skiing novice 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 G Cable Tow (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lift B East Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 0 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ski West Slope (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Lackawanna Spur, Tioga, East Slope. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift D Middle Chair (1 min), Lift C East Chair (1 min), Lift B East Chair (1 min).

See West Slope 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.