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The Shaft at Mount Lemmon Ski Valley

Advanced · 77 m long with 27 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 19° at its steepest, facing N.

19°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
77 mlength
27 mvertical
2677 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to The Shaft

Lifts that reach the top: Clarence Chairlift (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Clarence Chairlift
  2. Ski Claim Jumper (easy)
  3. Ski The Shaft (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Jay's Chicken. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Clarence Chairlift (3 min), Harry Surface Tow (3 min), Curtis Chairlift (3 min).

See The Shaft on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Lemmon Ski Valley
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.