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Don't Chute at Big Powderhorn Mountain

Advanced · 109 m long with 12 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 10° at its steepest, facing NE.

10°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
109 mlength
12 mvertical
464 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Don't Chute is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Don't Chute

Lifts that reach the top: 6 Ricochet (skiing advanced terrain to get there); 5 Smoke (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride 5 Smoke
  2. Ski Musket (intermediate)
  3. Ski Blunder (advanced)
  4. Ski Don't Chute (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Smoke, Caribou, Lower Smoke. Nearest lifts from the bottom: 7 Big Bird (1 min), 5 Smoke (2 min), 6 Ricochet (3 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.