Coal Chute at Red Lodge Mountain Resort
Expert · 598 m long with 285 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 35° at its steepest, facing N.
35°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
598 mlength
285 mvertical
2765 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Coal Chute is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: mogul. Moguls.
How to get to Coal Chute
Lifts that reach the top: Cole Creek (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 7 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Triple Chair
- Ski Tipi Trail (easy)
- Ski North 40 (intermediate)
- Ride Cole Creek
- Ski Latigo (intermediate)
- Ski Hellroaring Traverse (advanced)
- Ski Coal Chute (expert)
Where it ends
Joins True Grit. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Cole Creek (2 min), Palisades (5 min).
See Coal Chute on the 3D mapAll runs at Red Lodge Mountain ResortMeasured 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.