Lazy Elk Traverse at Ski Cooper
Advanced · 618 m long with 40 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 12° at its steepest, facing N.
12°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
618 mlength
40 mvertical
3521 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Lazy Elk Traverse is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Lazy Elk Traverse
Lifts that reach the top: Little Horse (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Piney Basin Triple Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Hoyt's (skiing advanced terrain to get there); 10th Mountain (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Piney Basin Triple Chair
- Ski Slider (advanced)
- Ski Lazy Elk Traverse (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Motherlode. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Little Horse (3 min), Piney Basin Triple Chair (4 min).
See Lazy Elk Traverse on the 3D mapAll runs at Ski CooperMeasured 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.