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Lowest Chip's

Blue Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical409 ft
Length1,425 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNW
Top8,572 ft

Lowest Chip's drops 409 vertical feet over 1,425 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 290 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 110th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces northwest.

How well Lowest Chip's holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 17°, Lowest Chip's gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 95th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 8,570 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.

Lowest Chip's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lowest Chip's elsewhere

Nearby at Snowbird

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.