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White Knuckle at Black Mountain Ski Area

Expert · 283 m long with 73 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 24° at its steepest, facing SE.

24°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
283 mlength
73 mvertical
634 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

White Knuckle is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to White Knuckle

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Double (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Summit Double
  2. Ski Upper Black Beauty (intermediate)
  3. Ski White Knuckle (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Sugar Loop. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rope Tow (4 min), East Bowl Triple (4 min), Platter Pull (5 min).

What people say

way down. Choose the easy gentle chute that slowly glides you to the bottom or take a white knuckle cruise over the bumps and jumps of the fast lane. A variety of terrain is provided from our eleven easier trails all the way up to the double black diamonds providing two cliff jumps to test your courage. If you like dod…
— Ski & Snowboard at Christie Mountain | Winter Activities
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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.