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Oxbow Chute at Wachusett Mountain

Advanced · 230 m long with 56 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 16° at its steepest, facing N.

16°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
230 mlength
56 mvertical
447 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Oxbow Chute is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Oxbow Chute

Lifts that reach the top: Minuteman Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Polar Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Minuteman Express Quad
  2. Ski Hitchcock Trail (intermediate)
  3. Ski Mass Pike (intermediate)
  4. Ski Oxbow Chute (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower 10th Mountain, unnamed trail, Salamander Cutoff. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Polar Express (2 min), Polar Carpet (2 min), Monadnock Express 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.