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Leaning Tree Chutes

Double black Crested Butte, CO

Steepest pitch57°
Vertical466 ft
Length891 ft
Average pitch33°
FacesNE
Top10,371 ft

Leaning Tree Chutes drops 466 vertical feet over 891 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 57° about 390 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 227 named runs at Crested Butte. It faces northeast.

How well Leaning Tree Chutes holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 33°, Leaning Tree Chutes gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crested Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Crested Butte. Its top sits at 10,370 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.

Leaning Tree Chutes profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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.