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Shaft

Double black Mammoth, CA

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical785 ft
Length1,584 ft
Average pitch30°
FacesE
Top9,981 ft

Shaft drops 785 vertical feet over 1,584 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 62% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 26th steepest of 151 named runs at Mammoth. It faces east.

How well Shaft holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 30°, Shaft gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mammoth does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 97th shadiest named run at Mammoth. Its top sits at 9,980 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Shaft profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shaft elsewhere

Nearby at Mammoth

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.