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Log Chute

Blue Lutsen Mountains, MN

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical389 ft
Length2,656 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesSE
Top1,424 ft

Log Chute drops 389 vertical feet over 2,656 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 87 named runs at Lutsen Mountains. It faces southeast.

How well Log Chute holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 9°, Log Chute gets about 112% of the winter sun that flat ground at Lutsen Mountains does, December through March. That's sunnier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 62nd sunniest named run at Lutsen Mountains. Its top sits at 1,420 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.

Log Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Log Chute elsewhere

Nearby at Lutsen Mountains

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.