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Rasta Chutes

Black diamond Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical546 ft
Length1,526 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesN
Top10,424 ft

Rasta Chutes drops 546 vertical feet over 1,526 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 630 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 56th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces north.

How well Rasta Chutes holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 21°, Rasta Chutes gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 10,420 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.

Rasta Chutes profile

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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.