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Chute 1 at Steamboat Ski Resort

Expert · 431 m long with 165 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 40° at its steepest, facing NW.

40°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
431 mlength
165 mvertical
3213 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Chute 1 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 Chute 1

Lifts that reach the top: Morningside Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 20 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Wild Blue Gondola I
  2. Ride Wild Blue Gondola II
  3. Ski Traverse (intermediate)
  4. Ski Cowboy Coffee (intermediate)
  5. Ride Morningside Lift
  6. Ski Chute 1 (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Christmas Tree Bowl, Chute 3. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bar UE (4 min), Four Points (6 min), Storm Peak Express (6 min).

See Chute 1 on the 3D mapAll runs at Steamboat Ski Resort
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.