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Chris's Couloir at Lutsen Mountains

Advanced · 455 m long with 99 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 22° at its steepest, facing W.

22°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
455 mlength
99 mvertical
506 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Chris's Couloir is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Chris's Couloir

Lifts that reach the top: Raptor Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Bridge Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Bridge Chair
  2. Ski Manitou Bowl (advanced)
  3. Ski unnamed advanced trail (advanced)
  4. Ski Chris's Couloir (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins George's Run, Raven, Big Bunny. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Conveyor (1 min), Ullr Chair (1 min), Summit Express Gondola (1 min).

See Chris's Couloir on the 3D mapAll runs at Lutsen Mountains
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.