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Motatapu Gate 2 Route at Treble Cone

Advanced · 430 m long with 168 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 26° at its steepest, facing SE.

26°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
430 mlength
168 mvertical
1807 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Motatapu Gate 2 Route 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 2 Route

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

From the base area (about 27 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 2 Route (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Chute 1, Chute 2, South Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Saddle Basin Quad (1 min).

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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.