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Pucci's Chute

Double black Schweitzer, ID

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical740 ft
Length1,868 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesNE
Top6,189 ft

Pucci's Chute drops 740 vertical feet over 1,868 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 59% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 98 named runs at Schweitzer. It faces northeast.

How well Pucci's Chute holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 24°, Pucci's Chute gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Schweitzer does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Schweitzer. Its top sits at 6,190 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.

Pucci's Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pucci's Chute elsewhere

Nearby at Schweitzer

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.