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Lift Shack Chute

Double black Taos, NM

Steepest pitch39°
Vertical519 ft
Length1,093 ft
Average pitch29°
FacesE
Top11,840 ft

Lift Shack Chute drops 519 vertical feet over 1,093 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 39° about 120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 65% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 39th steepest of 115 named runs at Taos. It faces east.

How well Lift Shack Chute holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 29°, Lift Shack Chute gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Taos does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th sunniest named run at Taos. Its top sits at 11,840 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.

Lift Shack Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lift Shack 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.