Shaft at Solitude Mountain Resort
Advanced · 274 m long with 110 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 32° at its steepest, facing NE.
32°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
274 mlength
110 mvertical
2875 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Shaft is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Shaft
Lifts that reach the top: Summit Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Apex Express
- Ski Summit Access West (intermediate)
- Ride Summit Express
- Ski Liberty (intermediate)
- Ski Mine (intermediate)
- Ski Shaft (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Headwall Forrest, Dynamite, Corner Chute. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Express (3 min), Sunrise (4 min).
See Shaft on the 3D mapAll runs at Solitude Mountain ResortMeasured 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.