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South Bowl Chutes

Double black Schweitzer, ID

Steepest pitch44°
Vertical490 ft
Length893 ft
Average pitch34°
FacesNE
Top5,927 ft

South Bowl Chutes drops 490 vertical feet over 893 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 44° about 390 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 98 named runs at Schweitzer. It faces northeast.

How well South Bowl Chutes holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 34°, South Bowl Chutes gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Schweitzer does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th shadiest named run at Schweitzer. Its top sits at 5,930 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.

South Bowl Chutes profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.