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Charlie's Chase

Blue Mount Snow, VT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical407 ft
Length2,159 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top2,391 ft

Charlie's Chase drops 407 vertical feet over 2,159 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 830 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 44th steepest of 86 named runs at Mount Snow. It faces northeast.

How well Charlie's Chase holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Charlie's Chase gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Snow does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th shadiest named run at Mount Snow. Its top sits at 2,390 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.

Charlie's Chase profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Charlie's Chase elsewhere

Nearby at Mount Snow

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.