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Elevator Shaft at Mount Hood Meadows

Advanced · 99 m long with 49 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 36° at its steepest, facing NE.

36°steepest 50 m
26°average pitch
99 mlength
49 mvertical
1992 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Elevator Shaft

Lifts that reach the top: Mount Hood Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Blue (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Hood River Express
  2. Ski Lady Finger (intermediate)
  3. Ski Lady Slipper (intermediate)
  4. Ski Stadium (intermediate)
  5. Ride Mount Hood Express
  6. Ski Elevator Shaft (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Elevator. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Shooting Star Express (4 min), Blue (5 min), Stadium Express (5 min).

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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.