Gamble Chutes at Sipapu
Expert · 325 m long with 70 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 29° at its steepest, facing N.
29°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
325 mlength
70 mvertical
2794 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Gamble Chutes is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Gamble Chutes
Lifts that reach the top: 4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 15 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride 1
- Ski Sassafras (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Candy (easy)
- Ride 3
- Ski Candy (easy)
- Ride 4
- Ski Smart Chicken (intermediate)
- Ski Gamble Chutes (expert)
Where it ends
Joins No Caboose, Chopo’s, Sassafras, Caboose. Nearest lifts from the bottom: 1 (3 min), 2 (3 min), Jackalope (3 min).
See Gamble Chutes on the 3D mapAll runs at SipapuMeasured 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.