Black diamond Arizona Snowbowl, AZ
Volcano drops 671 vertical feet over 1,781 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 31% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 50 named runs at Arizona Snowbowl. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 22°, Volcano gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Arizona Snowbowl does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Arizona Snowbowl. Its top sits at 10,820 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.