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Upper Turkey Trot at Cataloochee Ski Area

Easy · 613 m long with 25 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 9° at its steepest, facing W.

9°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
613 mlength
25 mvertical
1447 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Turkey Trot is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Upper Turkey Trot

Lifts that reach the top: Rock Island Line (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Omigosh (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Rock Island Line
  2. Ski Rock Island Run (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Turkey Trot (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Turkey Trot, Cat Cage Terrain Park, The Meadows, Richard's Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Wolf Creek Hollow (2 min), Easy Way (2 min), Beginner's Luck (2 min).

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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.