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Cyclops Chute

Black diamond Devils Head, WI

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical100 ft
Length535 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesS
Top1,242 ft

Cyclops Chute drops 100 vertical feet over 535 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 400 feet below the top. That's steeper than 1% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 19 named runs at Devils Head. It faces south.

How well Cyclops Chute holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 11°, Cyclops Chute gets about 127% of the winter sun that flat ground at Devils Head does, December through March. That's sunnier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd sunniest named run at Devils Head. Its top sits at 1,240 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Cyclops Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cyclops Chute elsewhere

Nearby at Devils Head

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.