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Elk at Snow King Mountain

Advanced · 322 m long with 168 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 30° at its steepest, facing N.

30°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
322 mlength
168 mvertical
2313 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Elk

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Gondola (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Surface Tow (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sunnyside (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Magic Carpet 2 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Summit Gondola
  2. Ski Elkhorn Trail (intermediate)
  3. Ski Elk (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Slow Trail, Old Man's Flats, Lower Elk. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Gondola (2 min), Cougar Triple (2 min), Rafferty Chairlift (3 min).

See Elk on the 3D mapAll runs at Snow King 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.