South Paw at Shames Mountain Ski Area
Intermediate · 731 m long with 151 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 22° at its steepest, facing SW.
22°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
731 mlength
151 mvertical
1152 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
South Paw is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
How to get to South Paw
Lifts that reach the top: Red T-Bar (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 20 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Blue Chair
- Ski Rainbow Ridge (intermediate)
- Ride Red T-Bar
- Ski Boundary Trail (intermediate)
- Ski South Paw (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Millenium, Penny Lane, Rainbow Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Red T-Bar (1 min), Blue Chair (4 min), Handle Tow (5 min).
See South Paw on the 3D mapAll runs at Shames Mountain Ski AreaMeasured 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.