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Central Chute

Black diamond Jackson Hole, WY

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical491 ft
Length1,325 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesSE
Top9,607 ft

Central Chute drops 491 vertical feet over 1,325 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 460 feet below the top. That's steeper than 93% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces southeast.

How well Central Chute holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 22°, Central Chute gets about 135% of the winter sun that flat ground at Jackson Hole does, December through March. That's sunnier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 64th sunniest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 9,610 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.

Central Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Central Chute elsewhere

Nearby at Jackson Hole

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.