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Renegade

Black diamond Bear Valley, CA

Steepest pitch43°
Vertical653 ft
Length1,574 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesN
Top7,537 ft

Renegade drops 653 vertical feet over 1,574 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 43° about 590 feet below the top. That's steeper than 98% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 74 named runs at Bear Valley. It faces north.

How well Renegade holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 26°, Renegade gets about 47% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bear Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Bear Valley. Its top sits at 7,540 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.

Renegade profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Renegade elsewhere

Nearby at Bear Valley

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.