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Kandahar

Black diamond Blue Mountain, ON

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical531 ft
Length2,887 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top1,404 ft

Kandahar drops 531 vertical feet over 2,887 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 17% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 55 named runs at Blue Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Kandahar holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Kandahar gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Blue Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Blue Mountain. Its top sits at 1,400 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.

Kandahar profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Kandahar elsewhere

Nearby at Blue Mountain

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. 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.