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Mine Shaft at Telluride Ski Area

Expert · 476 m long with 220 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 34° at its steepest, facing NE.

34°steepest 50 m

25°average pitch

476 mlength

220 mvertical

2887 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Mine Shaft

Lifts that reach the top: Oak Street Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lift 7 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Plunge Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Village Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Apex Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Gold Hill Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, expert skiing needed):

Ride Oak Street Lift
Ski Bailout (advanced)
Ski Mine Shaft (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Telluride Trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Oak Street Lift (1 min), Gondola Line 1 (1 min).

See Mine Shaft on the 3D map All runs at Telluride Ski Area

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.