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Memorial chutes

Black diamond Solitude, UT

Steepest pitch52°
Vertical634 ft
Length1,744 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesNW
Top9,837 ft

Memorial chutes drops 634 vertical feet over 1,744 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 52° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 2nd steepest of 75 named runs at Solitude. It faces northwest.

How well Memorial chutes holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 23°, Memorial chutes gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Solitude does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st shadiest named run at Solitude. Its top sits at 9,840 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.

Memorial chutes profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Memorial chutes elsewhere

Nearby at Solitude

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.