Choke at Mount Snow Ski Resort

Intermediate · 515 m long with 130 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 19° at its steepest, facing NE.

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Choke

Lifts that reach the top: Sundance Express #7 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Bluebird Express #17 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Grand Summit Express #11 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Challenger #18 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Outpost #10 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sunbrook Express #19 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

1. Ride Grand Summit Express #11
2. Ski Upper Exhibition (intermediate)
3. Ski High Traverse (intermediate)
4. Ski Ledge, High Traverse (intermediate)
5. Ski High Traverse (intermediate)
6. Ski Choke (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Canyon. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Canyon Express #9 (3 min), Voyager #24 (3 min), Grand Summit Express #11 (3 min).

What people say

heir fairly progressive forward mount. In technical, steep terrain, they’re easy to whip around and jump turn – they land with purpose, and the edges bite. It’s remarkably confidence-inspiring and it made steeper lines feel much friendlier. I felt composed on the steep ice that’s omnipresent in the choke of our local r…
— Much more than a steep ski: Fischer Transalp 92 CTI Long-Term Review