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The Shaft at Haystack Mountain Ski Area

Advanced · 542 m long with 129 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 25° at its steepest, facing E.

25°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
542 mlength
129 mvertical
827 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

The Shaft is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

How to get to The Shaft

Lifts that reach the top: The Witches (skiing easy terrain to get there); Barnstormer (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Barnstormer
  2. Ski Upper Dutchman
  3. Ski Flying Dutchman (easy)
  4. Ski Flying Dutchman, Route 100 South (easy)
  5. Ski Route 100 South (easy)
  6. Ski The Shaft (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Hay Loft, Hay seed, Dutch Boy. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Barnstormer (2 min), Stag's Leap (4 min).

See The Shaft on the 3D mapAll runs at Haystack 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.