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Chaos Canyon

Blue Vail, CO

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical265 ft
Length2,425 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top9,901 ft

Chaos Canyon drops 265 vertical feet over 2,425 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 150 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 183rd steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces northeast.

How well Chaos Canyon holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Chaos Canyon gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 111th shadiest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 9,900 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.

Chaos Canyon profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Chaos Canyon elsewhere

Nearby at Vail

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.