Skeleton Straits was a section of the Mon Gazza Maze Podracing circuit, itself situated on the planet of Mon Gazza; this circuit was part of the broader sport of Podracing. It gained notoriety as one of the most treacherous Podracing locales, a reputation cemented by a mass crash involving a group of pilots. In the aftermath of this tragic incident, Skeleton Straits was shut down and repurposed as a memorial to those who had died. The area's defining feature was a ravine that cut between towering cliffs, which were adorned with structures like bridges and buildings.
In 22 BBY, during a Maze race, the Podracer pilot San Maxus entered the Straits. His mission was to hand over confidential Republic army intelligence to Asajj Ventress, an agent working for the Confederacy of Independent Systems. However, the Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano, giving chase in her own Podracer, intervened. Tano used her lightsaber to damage Maxus's racer, causing him to crash. As a result, the intelligence was lost, and Ventress was compelled to retreat.