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The Chute

Black diamond Snowy Range, WY

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical510 ft
Length2,289 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top9,643 ft

The Chute drops 510 vertical feet over 2,289 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 110 feet below the top. That's steeper than 34% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 34 named runs at Snowy Range. It faces northeast.

How well The Chute holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 13°, The Chute gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowy Range does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Snowy Range. Its top sits at 9,640 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.

The Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Chute elsewhere

Nearby at Snowy Range

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.