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6th Tree Chute

Double black (extreme) A-Basin, CO

Steepest pitch42°
Vertical404 ft
Length698 ft
Average pitch36°
FacesW
Top12,042 ft

6th Tree Chute drops 404 vertical feet over 698 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 42° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 81% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 161 named runs at A-Basin. It faces west.

How well 6th Tree Chute holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 36°, 6th Tree Chute gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at A-Basin does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 53rd sunniest named run at A-Basin. Its top sits at 12,040 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

6th Tree Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like 6th Tree Chute elsewhere

Nearby at A-Basin

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.