Moment Chutes at Aspen Highlands
Expert · 676 m long with 136 m of vertical, averaging 11° and — at its steepest, facing NW.
—steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
676 mlength
136 mvertical
3012 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Moment Chutes is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Moment Chutes
Lifts that reach the top: Cloud Nine (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Loge Peak (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Deep Temerity (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 24 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Exhibition
- Ski Prospector (intermediate)
- Ski Riverside Dr. (intermediate)
- Ski Grouse Grove (intermediate)
- Ski Red Onion (intermediate)
- Ride Cloud Nine
- Ski Gunbarrel (intermediate)
- Ski Apple Strudel (intermediate)
- Ski Moment Chutes (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Moment of Truth. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Thunderbowl (7 min), Exhibition (7 min).
See Moment Chutes on the 3D mapAll runs at Aspen HighlandsMeasured 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.