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Lakeside Chutes

Double black Schweitzer, ID

Steepest pitch51°
Vertical727 ft
Length1,504 ft
Average pitch30°
FacesE
Top6,389 ft

Lakeside Chutes drops 727 vertical feet over 1,504 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 51° about 1,060 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 98 named runs at Schweitzer. It faces east.

How well Lakeside Chutes holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 30°, Lakeside Chutes gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Schweitzer does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 59th sunniest named run at Schweitzer. Its top sits at 6,390 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.

Lakeside Chutes profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lakeside Chutes elsewhere

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.