Chuter Buck / Buck Crack

Name: Chuter Buck / Buck Crack
Rating: 4.7

4.7 ( 3 )

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0.2 mile 0.4 kilometer point to point
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Extremely Difficult

Elevation

Ascent: 0' 0 m
Descent: -682' -208 m
High: 9,545' 2,909 m
Low: 8,863' 2,701 m

Grade

Avg Slope: 56% (29°)
Max Slope: 62% (32°)

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Avalanche risk for Nov 18, 2018: Low

Generally safe avalanche conditions. Watch for unstable snow on isolated terrain features. Natural and human-triggered avalanches unlikely.

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“Sporty couloir line with a couple of mandatory airs/rappels.”

— Ben Johnson

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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Need to Know

Be prepared to rappel, unless you are certain there is enough snow to ski and/or air over the two cliff bands.

Description

From the bottom of Chute The Moon, there is an obvious cleft on the skier's left. Steep skiing through a moderate choke brings one down to the first of two cliff bands. There is just a short snowfield between the two drops; it isn't really worth transitioning to skis if you are rappelling. Anchors for each cliff (both on skier's left) were in good shape as of February 2015.

In a big snow year, both drops may be skied over and/or aired. With a thinner snowpack, it may be more prudent to rappel both. A 30m rope is plenty for each rap.

Note: Powder Project's "maximum angle" projections are inaccurate; portions of this line approach the mid 40 degree range.

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Land Manager: National Park Service - Grand Teton National Park

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Feb 18, 2017

Tommy Deltz

This line is filling in nicely! Top rappel is about 10m and the second rap is about 7m with a little cave (hole) to work around. We were the first ...

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