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Chute

Black diamond Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical701 ft
Length1,847 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesNE
Top3,630 ft

Chute drops 701 vertical feet over 1,847 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces northeast.

How well Chute holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 23°, Chute gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 3,630 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.

Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Chute elsewhere

Nearby at Mad River Glen

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.