Last Straw at Haystack Mountain Ski Area
Intermediate · 560 m long with 140 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 22° at its steepest, facing E.
22°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
560 mlength
140 mvertical
771 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Last Straw is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to Last Straw
Lifts that reach the top: The Witches (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Barnstormer (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 11 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Barnstormer
- Ski Upper Dutchman
- Ski Flying Dutchman (easy)
- Ski Flying Dutchman, Route 100 South (easy)
- Ski Route 100 South (easy)
- Ski Needle (intermediate)
- Ski Last Straw (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Needle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Barnstormer (1 min), Stag's Leap (4 min).
See Last Straw on the 3D mapAll runs at Haystack Mountain Ski AreaMeasured 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.