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Manitou

Double black Blue Mountain, ON

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical442 ft
Length1,501 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top1,264 ft

Manitou drops 442 vertical feet over 1,501 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 55 named runs at Blue Mountain. It faces north.

How well Manitou holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 17°, Manitou gets about 56% of the winter sun that flat ground at Blue Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 88% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Blue Mountain. Its top sits at 1,260 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.

Manitou profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Manitou 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.