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Escalator at Ohau

Advanced · 910 m long with 315 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 33° at its steepest, facing S.

33°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
910 mlength
315 mvertical
1771 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Escalator 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 Escalator

Lifts that reach the top: C-Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride C-Chair
  2. Ski The Boulevard (easy)
  3. Ski Wind Swept (easy)
  4. Ski Escalator (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins The Boulevard, Luge, Shirt Front, Connector. Nearest lifts from the bottom: C-Chair (1 min), B-Platter (1 min).

See Escalator on the 3D mapAll runs at Ohau
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.