Shortcut at Silver Mountain
Intermediate · 275 m long with 43 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 16° at its steepest, facing SW.
16°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
275 mlength
43 mvertical
1724 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Shortcut is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
How to get to Shortcut
Lifts that reach the top: Chair 3 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chair 5 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chair 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Silver Mountain Gondola List (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 17 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Silver Mountain Gondola List
- Ski Shortcut (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Saddleback, Silver Belt, Alpineway, Cross Over. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 3 (1 min), Chair 2 (2 min), Chair 1 (2 min).
See Shortcut on the 3D mapAll runs at Silver MountainMeasured 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.