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East 'S' Chute

Double black Snow King, WY

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical296 ft
Length623 ft
Average pitch29°
FacesN
Top7,774 ft

East 'S' Chute drops 296 vertical feet over 623 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 33 named runs at Snow King. It faces north.

How well East 'S' Chute holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 29°, East 'S' Chute gets about 23% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snow King does, December through March. That's shadier than 100% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Snow King. Its top sits at 7,770 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.

East 'S' Chute profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like East 'S' Chute elsewhere

Nearby at Snow King

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.