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Charlotte's Chute

Double black Granite Peak, WI

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical48 ft
Length230 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top1,769 ft

Charlotte's Chute drops 48 vertical feet over 230 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 7% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 59 named runs at Granite Peak. It faces northeast.

How well Charlotte's Chute holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Charlotte's Chute gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Granite Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Granite Peak. Its top sits at 1,770 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.

Charlotte's Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Charlotte's Chute elsewhere

Nearby at Granite Peak

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.