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Chicken Alley

Green Cuchara, CO

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical262 ft
Length2,384 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesE
Top10,029 ft

Chicken Alley drops 262 vertical feet over 2,384 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 2,340 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 32 named runs at Cuchara. It faces east.

How well Chicken Alley holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 7°, Chicken Alley gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Cuchara does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th sunniest named run at Cuchara. Its top sits at 10,030 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.

Chicken Alley profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

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.