84 m away
Summit Hike
Boot pack up to the summit
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 655 m
- Ascent
- 99 m
- Descent
- 12 m
Cloud Nine
Treble Cone
A huge, wide open area right in the middle of the saddle
Freeride Skiing Difficult
- Distance
- 740 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 333 m
- Low Point
- 1.6 km
- High Point
- 2 km
- Gradient
- 34˚
Cloud Nine is basically the wide area in the middle of the saddle. There are endless options in here for ripping around. The top section is a little steep but is very wide. It then flattens out before dropping down again and this part has many cliffs to jump off and a lot of features for playing around. The whole area does get choppy very easily and it doesn't get filled in with snow like the gullies do, but it's still a lot of fun and there is an endless amount of things to do here on a powder day
Difficulty
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
Low Exposure (E1)
Exposure is limited to that of the slope itself. Getting hurt is still likely if the slope is steep and/or the snow is hard.
Remoteness
Close to help in case of emergency.
Best time to visit
Similar routes nearby
94 m away
Mine Shaft
The steepest and narrowest of the Saddle gullies
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 914 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 375 m
183 m away
Crags
A short but fun gully
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 315 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 134 m
329 m away
Shooter and Upper Shooter
The most playful gully in the saddle
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 946 m
- Ascent
- 1 m
- Descent
- 331 m
358 m away
Drop Off
Not a run, but a series of cliffs that are a freerider's idea of heaven.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 717 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 287 m
406 m away
Super Pipe
A steeper walled pipe that collects a lot of snow
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 971 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 319 m
486 m away
The Meadows
Open sidecountry above the Motutapu Chutes
Easy Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 590 m
- Ascent
- 6 m
- Descent
- 120 m
497 m away
Hollywood Bowl
A wide open bowl that funnels into steep terrain
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 897 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 245 m
506 m away
Bullet
One of many gullies that make up the saddle, this is a big wide one that collects snow.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 557 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 200 m
525 m away
Summit Slopes
A short hike up from Saddle Chairlift
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 525 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 177 m
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Guidebooks in this area
10 routes · Freeride Skiing · Ski Touring