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Shortcut at Homewood Mountain Resort

Intermediate · 240 m long with 61 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.

20°steepest 50 m

14°average pitch

240 mlength

61 mvertical

2139 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Shortcut

Lifts that reach the top: Quail Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there); Ellis Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Old Homewood Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Quail Chair
Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
Ski Overload (easy)
Ski Shortcut (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Ego Alley, Overload, Homeward Bound. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ellis Chair (1 min), Quail Chair (3 min).

See Shortcut on the 3D map All runs at Homewood Mountain Resort

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.