Description

The often-rocky face, known as King's Face, leads into three distinct chutes known as Shank Chutes.

Access this run from the top of the King.

When snow allows its possible to drop onto this steep face from the summit.

Watch for rocks; a fall here would be a fall to the bottom of the basin.

Alternatively, enter Brain Damage and ski/ride through the narrow choke point at the top.

Immediately below, traverse left.

King's Face is the base of the rocky buttress that splits Brain Damage from Pinball.

Watch for rocks here, as you don't want to fall.

Traverse and ski to above one of the long chutes below.

The chutes to the left are shorter, but are often more wind-loaded.

All of Shank Chutes are wide enough to link turns and deep enough to hold snow days after a storm.

Considering the relative ease to access these chutes, they are skied only rarely, as once you miss the upper traverse, they are hard to get to.