Shaft at Homewood Mountain Resort
Intermediate · 558 m long with 83 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 15° at its steepest, facing W.
15°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
558 mlength
83 mvertical
2193 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Shaft is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Shaft
Lifts that reach the top: Madden Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there); Old Homewood Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Ellis Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Madden Chair
- Ski Homeward Bound (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Shaft (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Pot O' Gold, Lasky Lane, Ore Car, Woody Fellers, Gilbert's Gluch. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Old Homewood Express (1 min), Madden Chair (4 min), Happy Platter (4 min).
See Shaft on the 3D mapAll runs at Homewood Mountain 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.