Half Choke Chute at Big Powderhorn Mountain
Advanced · 113 m long with 12 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 10° at its steepest, facing SW.
10°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
113 mlength
12 mvertical
471 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Half Choke Chute is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
How to get to Half Choke Chute
Lifts that reach the top: 6 Ricochet (skiing advanced terrain to get there); 5 Smoke (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride 5 Smoke
- Ski Musket (intermediate)
- Ski Blunder (advanced)
- Ski Half Choke Chute (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Musket. Nearest lifts from the bottom: 7 Big Bird (2 min), 5 Smoke (2 min), 6 Ricochet (3 min).
See Half Choke Chute on the 3D mapAll runs at Big Powderhorn MountainMeasured 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.