Summit Chute at Crystal Mountain
Expert · 117 m long with 89 m of vertical, averaging 37° and 39° at its steepest, facing NE.
39°steepest 50 m
37°average pitch
117 mlength
89 mvertical
2103 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Summit Chute is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Summit Chute
Lifts that reach the top: Chair 6 (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 17 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Chinook Express
- Ski Broadway (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Forest Queen Express
- Ski Queens (easy)
- Ride Chair 6
- Ski Summit Chute (expert)
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.