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Shaft at Silver Mountain

Advanced · 535 m long with 258 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 36° at its steepest, facing N.

36°steepest 50 m
26°average pitch
535 mlength
258 mvertical
1531 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Shaft

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 2 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 3 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 5 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Silver Mountain Gondola List (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 22 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Mountain Gondola List
  2. Ski Shortcut (intermediate)
  3. Ski Cross Over (intermediate)
  4. Ski Tamarack (intermediate)
  5. Ski Shaft (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Centennial. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 4 (1 min).

See Shaft on the 3D mapAll runs at Silver Mountain
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.