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Figure 11 Chutes

Double black Crested Butte, CO

Steepest pitch42°
Vertical378 ft
Length852 ft
Average pitch27°
FacesNE
Top11,489 ft

Figure 11 Chutes drops 378 vertical feet over 852 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 42° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 81% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 227 named runs at Crested Butte. It faces northeast.

How well Figure 11 Chutes holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 27°, Figure 11 Chutes gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crested Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Crested Butte. Its top sits at 11,490 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.

Figure 11 Chutes profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Figure 11 Chutes elsewhere

Nearby at Crested Butte

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.