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The Cut at Apex Mountain Resort

Easy · 598 m long with 61 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 21° at its steepest, facing N.

21°steepest 50 m
average pitch
598 mlength
61 mvertical
1821 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to The Cut

Lifts that reach the top: Quickdraw (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Quickdraw
  2. Ski Grandmother's Trail (advanced)
  3. Ski Hang'em High (advanced)
  4. Ski Bob's Run (advanced)
  5. Ski Grandmother's Trail (intermediate)
  6. Ski The Cut (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Whipsaw, Greenhorn's Traverse. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Stock's Chiar (2 min), Quickdraw (3 min), Magic Carpet (3 min).

See The Cut on the 3D mapAll runs at Apex Mountain Resort
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.