K Chute at Schweitzer Mountain
Advanced · 447 m long with 155 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.
27°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
447 mlength
155 mvertical
1758 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
K Chute is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to K Chute
Lifts that reach the top: Lakeview Triple (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 20 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 K Chute (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Lower Gypsy. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Basin Express (3 min), Musical Carpet (5 min).
See K 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.