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Picture Chutes at Whitefish Mountain Resort

Expert · 331 m long with 202 m of vertical, averaging 31° and 45° at its steepest, facing S.

45°steepest 50 m
31°average pitch
331 mlength
202 mvertical
1999 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Picture Chutes is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Picture Chutes

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 7 Big Creek Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 1 Big Mountain Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Chair 1 Big Mountain Express
  2. Ski Gray Wolf (intermediate)
  3. Ski Hell Fire (intermediate)
  4. Ski Picture Chutes (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Glory Hole. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 8 Hellroaring (2 min), Chair 12 (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.