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Chute 3 at Steamboat Ski Resort

Expert · 651 m long with 187 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 36° at its steepest, facing NW.

36°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
651 mlength
187 mvertical
3205 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Chute 3 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 3

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 3 (expert)

Where it ends

Joins First Chance. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bar UE (3 min), Four Points (5 min), Storm Peak Express (5 min).

See Chute 3 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.