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Chute

Black diamond Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical650 ft
Length1,896 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesSE
Top6,052 ft

Chute drops 650 vertical feet over 1,896 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 56 named runs at Silver Star. It faces southeast.

How well Chute holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 20°, Chute gets about 151% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's sunnier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 6,050 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. 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 Silver Star

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. 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.