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Numbered Chutes

Double black Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical475 ft
Length1,589 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top11,272 ft

Numbered Chutes drops 475 vertical feet over 1,589 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 620 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 38th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces north.

How well Numbered Chutes holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Numbered Chutes gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd shadiest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 11,270 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.

Numbered Chutes profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Numbered Chutes elsewhere

Nearby at Wolf Creek

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.