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Chinook Chute

Double black Brundage, ID

Steepest pitch41°
Vertical301 ft
Length662 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesNW
Top7,461 ft

Chinook Chute drops 301 vertical feet over 662 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 76 named runs at Brundage. It faces northwest.

How well Chinook Chute holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 28°, Chinook Chute gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brundage does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Brundage. Its top sits at 7,460 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Chinook Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Chinook Chute elsewhere

Nearby at Brundage

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.