Blue Arizona Snowbowl, AZ
Lava drops 185 vertical feet over 619 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 380 feet below the top. That's steeper than 68% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 50 named runs at Arizona Snowbowl. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 18°, Lava gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Arizona Snowbowl does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Arizona Snowbowl. Its top sits at 10,510 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.