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Window Chute #2

Double black Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch41°
Vertical502 ft
Length1,210 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesN
Top4,742 ft

Window Chute #2 drops 502 vertical feet over 1,210 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 800 feet below the top. That's steeper than 74% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 26th steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces north.

How well Window Chute #2 holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 26°, Window Chute #2 gets about 26% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 100% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 4,740 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.

Window Chute #2 profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Window Chute #2 elsewhere

Nearby at Fernie

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. 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.