WBSkiing Guide

Beginner terrain that is good as you develop your backcountry skills and when the avalanche danger is higher. Click for details.

Expert terrain that is challenging and a small mistake can have serious consequences. Click for details.

Although this slope was measured, slopes are not homogeneous—this should be considered approximate. Click for details.

This slope angle was not measured. If you get an accurate slope measurement, please send it to me at info@vRigger.com.

The Utah Avalanche Center says that dangerous avalanches are not expected in this terrain except during extreme or very unusual conditions. Click for details.

The Utah Avalanche Center says that this is generally low-angle terrain although the route may cross under steep avalanche runout zones. Click for details.

The Utah Avalanche Center says that this terrain has significant exposure to numerous commonly-occurring avalanche paths. Click for details.

The Utah Avalanche Center says that this terrain is exposed to significant avalanche hazards often with multiple terrain traps. Click for details.

This terrain can be accessed by resort skiers without skins. Snowmobiles are allowed. Click for details.

This terrain is commonly skied by helicopter skiers and by resort skiers without skins. Click for details.

This terrain is commonly skied by helicopter skiers, by resort skiers without skins, and by snowmobilers. Click for details.

The Huge Chute

The Huge Chute

Drainage	Twin Lakes Area
Terrain	Chute
Location	40.5875° / -111.6084°
Online Map	View on wbskiing.com

The Huge Chute is also known as THC (can you hear the giggling?). It is one of the wider of the Wolverine chutes. The Granny Chute is a similarly pitched and even wider alternative. And The Granny Chute is less likely to have a huge, impassible cornice at the top.

Getting to The Huge Chute

Follow the instructions to Patsey Marley from the Grizzly Gulch trailhead. From the summit of Patsey Marley, continue toward Mount Wolverine for approximately 500 feet. The first obvious saddle is the entrance to The Huge Chute.