home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Chin Clip

Black diamond Stowe, VT

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical1,204 ft
Length4,039 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesE
Top3,276 ft

Chin Clip drops 1,204 vertical feet over 4,039 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 2,610 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 29th steepest of 121 named runs at Stowe. It faces east.

How well Chin Clip holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing east at an average 18°, Chin Clip gets about 115% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stowe does, December through March. That's sunnier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd sunniest named run at Stowe. Its top sits at 3,280 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Chin Clip profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Chin Clip elsewhere

Nearby at Stowe

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.