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Corner Chute

Double black Taos, NM

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical499 ft
Length1,124 ft
Average pitch27°
FacesN
Top11,853 ft

Corner Chute drops 499 vertical feet over 1,124 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 46% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 55th steepest of 115 named runs at Taos. It faces north.

How well Corner Chute holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 27°, Corner Chute gets about 49% of the winter sun that flat ground at Taos does, December through March. That's shadier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Taos. Its top sits at 11,850 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.

Corner Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Corner Chute elsewhere

Nearby at Taos

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.