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Shortcut at Mount Baldy Ski Lifts

Intermediate · 248 m long with 91 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 26° at its steepest, facing NE.

26°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
248 mlength
91 mvertical
2592 mtop elevation
NEfaces

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: Chair 3 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Chair 1
  2. Ski Beginner's Gulch (easy)
  3. Ski unnamed trail
  4. Ride Chair 3
  5. Ski unnamed trail
  6. Ski Skyline (advanced)
  7. Ski Shortcut (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Robin's Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 2 (1 min), Chair 3 (2 min).

See Shortcut on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Baldy Ski Lifts
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.