Elevator Shaft at Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Intermediate · 1519 m long with 353 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 25° at its steepest, facing NE.
25°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1519 mlength
353 mvertical
2878 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Elevator Shaft is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Elevator Shaft
Lifts that reach the top: Sunrise (4) (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Sunrise (4)
- Ski Elevator Shaft (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins devil's Draw. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sunrise (4) (1 min).
See Elevator Shaft on the 3D mapAll runs at Kirkwood 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.