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Elevator Shaft at Turoa

Advanced · 148 m long with 55 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 32° at its steepest, facing S.

32°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
148 mlength
55 mvertical
2198 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Elevator Shaft

Lifts that reach the top: High Noon Express 6-Pack (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 17 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ngā Wai Heke Chair
  2. Ski Upper Freeway (intermediate)
  3. Ride High Noon Express 6-Pack
  4. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  5. Ski Main Trunk (intermediate)
  6. Ski Elevator Shaft (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Big Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: High Noon Express 6-Pack (3 min), Wintergarden Platter (5 min), Giant Triple (5 min).

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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.