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Avalance Chute 2

Double black Mammoth, CA

Steepest pitch42°
Vertical703 ft
Length1,303 ft
Average pitch33°
FacesN
Top10,097 ft

Avalance Chute 2 drops 703 vertical feet over 1,303 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 42° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 80% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 151 named runs at Mammoth. It faces north.

How well Avalance Chute 2 holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 33°, Avalance Chute 2 gets about 35% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mammoth does, December through March. That's shadier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Mammoth. Its top sits at 10,100 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.

Avalance Chute 2 profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Avalance Chute 2 elsewhere

Nearby at Mammoth

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.