Shortcut at Falls Creek Alpine Resort
Intermediate · 317 m long with 59 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 13° at its steepest, facing NW.
13°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
317 mlength
59 mvertical
1705 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Shortcut is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
How to get to Shortcut
Lifts that reach the top: Monkey Bar (skiing easy terrain to get there); Halley's Comet (skiing easy terrain to get there); Boardwalk (skiing easy terrain to get there); Scott (skiing easy terrain to get there); Eagle Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Summit (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Eagle Express
- Ski Day's End (easy)
- Ski Shortcut (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Broadway, Ory's. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Tube (2 min), Summit (2 min), Eagle Express (2 min).
See Shortcut on the 3D mapAll runs at Falls Creek Alpine ResortMeasured 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.