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Motatapu Gate 2 Route 2 at Treble Cone

Advanced · 24 m long with 3 m of vertical, averaging 9° and — at its steepest, facing SW.

—steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
24 mlength
3 mvertical
1774 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Motatapu Gate 2 Route 2 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 2

Lifts that reach the top: Saddle Basin Quad (skiing advanced 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)
  8. Ski Motatapu Gate 2 Route 2 (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins The Meadows, Chute 7, Motatapu Gate 2 Route. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Saddle Basin Quad (2 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.