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Avalanche

Black diamond Anthony Lakes, OR

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical314 ft
Length2,377 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesE
Top7,849 ft

Avalanche drops 314 vertical feet over 2,377 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 1,140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 20 named runs at Anthony Lakes. It faces east.

How well Avalanche holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 8°, Avalanche gets about 108% of the winter sun that flat ground at Anthony Lakes does, December through March. That's sunnier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th sunniest named run at Anthony Lakes. Its top sits at 7,850 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Avalanche profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Avalanche elsewhere

Nearby at Anthony Lakes

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.