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Chute

Blue Eldora, CO

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical252 ft
Length1,060 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top9,635 ft

Chute drops 252 vertical feet over 1,060 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 670 feet below the top. That's steeper than 38% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 37th steepest of 58 named runs at Eldora. It faces northeast.

How well Chute holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Chute gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Eldora does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Eldora. Its top sits at 9,630 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.

Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Chute elsewhere

Nearby at Eldora

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.