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Chute

Black diamond Sierra-At-Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical423 ft
Length1,524 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNW
Top7,700 ft

Chute drops 423 vertical feet over 1,524 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 66% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 50 named runs at Sierra-At-Tahoe. It faces northwest.

How well Chute holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 17°, Chute gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sierra-At-Tahoe does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th shadiest named run at Sierra-At-Tahoe. Its top sits at 7,700 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.

Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Sierra-At-Tahoe

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.