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Chute 5

Double black Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical594 ft
Length1,318 ft
Average pitch27°
FacesN
Top5,285 ft

Chute 5 drops 594 vertical feet over 1,318 feet of skiing. It faces north.

How well Chute 5 holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 27°, Chute 5 gets about 30% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 100% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 5,290 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.

Chute 5 profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Nearby at Silver Star

Measured by ZRankings from 30-meter elevation data from Natural Resources Canada, too coarse to measure steepness. 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.