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The Sluice at Mount Lemmon Ski Valley

Easy · 391 m long with 64 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 14° at its steepest, facing NE.

14°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
391 mlength
64 mvertical
2595 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

The Sluice is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to The Sluice

Lifts that reach the top: Clarence Chairlift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Clarence Chairlift
  2. Ski Claim Jumper (easy)
  3. Ski Crash and Burn (intermediate)
  4. Ski Holly's Hollow (intermediate)
  5. Ski The Sluice (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Graham Hill, Garth's Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Harry Surface Tow (1 min), Curtis Chairlift (1 min), Clarence Chairlift (1 min).

See The Sluice on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Lemmon Ski Valley
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.