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Delano Drop at Elk Mountain

Advanced · 646 m long with 256 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 27° at its steepest, facing NW.

27°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
646 mlength
256 mvertical
3100 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Delano Drop

Lifts that reach the top: Holly (skiing novice terrain to get there); Tushar Peaks Surface Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lookout (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Holly
  2. Ski Delano Drop (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins The Narrows, Country Road. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Holly (1 min), Lookout (1 min), Canyonside (1 min).

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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.