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Middle Cirque, Chip's Bypass

Blue Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical5 ft
Length27 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top9,757 ft

Middle Cirque, Chip's Bypass drops 5 vertical feet over 27 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 6% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 150th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces northeast.

How well Middle Cirque, Chip's Bypass holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Middle Cirque, Chip's Bypass gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 98th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 9,760 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.

Where it is on the mountain

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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.