Black diamond Afton Alps, MN
De's Dive drops 193 vertical feet over 872 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 9% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 39 named runs at Afton Alps. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 13°, De's Dive gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Afton Alps does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Afton Alps. Its top sits at 900 feet.
Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
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Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.