D Chute at Schweitzer Mountain
Advanced · 267 m long with 163 m of vertical, averaging 31° and 38° at its steepest, facing E.
38°steepest 50 m
31°average pitch
267 mlength
163 mvertical
1828 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
D Chute is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to D Chute
Lifts that reach the top: Lakeview Triple (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 18 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Creekside Express
- Ride The Basin Express
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Gypsy (intermediate)
- Ride Lakeview Triple
- Ski Ridge Run (intermediate)
- Ski South Ridge (advanced)
- Ski D Chute (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Lower Gypsy. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Basin Express (4 min), Musical Carpet (5 min).
See D Chute on the 3D mapAll runs at Schweitzer MountainMeasured 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.