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Schuss

Blue Blue Mountain, ON

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical625 ft
Length2,994 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top1,407 ft

Schuss drops 625 vertical feet over 2,994 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,420 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 55 named runs at Blue Mountain. It faces north.

How well Schuss holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Schuss gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Blue Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Blue Mountain. Its top sits at 1,410 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.

Schuss profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Schuss 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.