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Chute

Black diamond Mount Snow, VT

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical1,012 ft
Length3,913 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top3,565 ft

Chute drops 1,012 vertical feet over 3,913 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 2,590 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 86 named runs at Mount Snow. It faces north.

How well Chute holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 15°, Chute gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Snow does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Mount Snow. Its top sits at 3,560 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 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.