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Shadow Chute

Double black Winter Park, CO

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical427 ft
Length925 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesE
Top11,484 ft

Shadow Chute drops 427 vertical feet over 925 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 54% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 164 named runs at Winter Park. It faces east.

How well Shadow Chute holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 28°, Shadow Chute gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Winter Park does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 53rd sunniest named run at Winter Park. Its top sits at 11,480 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.

Shadow Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shadow Chute elsewhere

Nearby at Winter Park

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.