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Branchline at Turoa

Advanced · 984 m long with 229 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 25° at its steepest, facing SW.

25°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
984 mlength
229 mvertical
2147 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Branchline 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 Branchline

Lifts that reach the top: High Noon Express 6-Pack (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ngā Wai Heke Chair
  2. Ski Upper Freeway (intermediate)
  3. Ride High Noon Express 6-Pack
  4. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  5. Ski Main Trunk (intermediate)
  6. Ski Branchline (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Main Trunk, Raceline. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Wintergarden Platter (3 min), Giant Triple (3 min), Movenpick Quad (4 min).

See Branchline on the 3D mapAll runs at Turoa
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.