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Rock Garden

Black diamond Anthony Lakes, OR

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical795 ft
Length3,355 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top7,927 ft

Rock Garden drops 795 vertical feet over 3,355 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 600 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 20 named runs at Anthony Lakes. It faces northeast.

How well Rock Garden holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Rock Garden gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Anthony Lakes does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Anthony Lakes. Its top sits at 7,930 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.

Rock Garden profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rock Garden elsewhere

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.