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Motatapu Gate 1 Route 1 at Treble Cone

Advanced · 408 m long with 95 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 20° at its steepest, facing S.

20°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
408 mlength
95 mvertical
1948 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Motatapu Gate 1 Route 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 Motatapu Gate 1 Route 1

Lifts that reach the top: Saddle Basin Quad (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 26 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Home Basin Express
  2. Ski Triple Treat (intermediate)
  3. Ski Saddle Track (intermediate)
  4. Ski Pete's Treat (easy)
  5. Ride Saddle Basin Quad
  6. Ski South Ridge (intermediate)
  7. Ski Motatapu Gate 1 Route 1 (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Hollywood Bowl 2.

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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.