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Black Bess Chutes at Solitude Mountain Resort

Freeride · 1867 m long with 188 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 47° at its steepest, facing NE.

47°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
1867 mlength
188 mvertical
3193 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Black Bess Chutes 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 Black Bess Chutes

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

  1. Ride Apex Express
  2. Ski Summit Access West (intermediate)
  3. Ride Summit Express
  4. Ski Wood Lawn (advanced)
  5. Ski Black Bess Chutes (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Black Bess, Honeycomb Chutes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Honeycomb Return (6 min), Eagle Express (9 min).

See Black Bess Chutes on the 3D mapAll runs at Solitude Mountain Resort
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.