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Chute

Blue Okemo, VT

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical127 ft
Length1,009 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesE
Top2,277 ft

Chute drops 127 vertical feet over 1,009 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 980 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 91st steepest of 124 named runs at Okemo. It faces east.

How well Chute holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 8°, Chute gets about 101% of the winter sun that flat ground at Okemo does, December through March. That's sunnier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 64th sunniest named run at Okemo. Its top sits at 2,280 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. 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 Okemo

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.