It's not super steep, but narrow. The real challenges posed by this mountain are to be found on Chicago Ridge, and the only way to get there is by snow-cat. The Ridge offers up the steep and deep 2,400 acres of treed slopes and open bowls. At 12,600 feet, it has vertical drops of up to 1,400 feet per run and is for experts and advanced skiers only. The cat operates from mid-December to early April, conditions permitting.
Reservations are essential.
The Chicago Ridge snow-cat tours are full every time they go out. They're very popular. There is another ride offered at Ski Cooper, but this one's by snowmobile, and it goes to the Tennessee Pass Cookhouse, a gourmet restaurant disguised as a yurt. The restaurant is open only for lunch and dinner. This authentic eatery has been operated by the Martinez family for 35 years.