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Spectacular

Double black Blue Mountain, ON

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical596 ft
Length2,260 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top1,370 ft

Spectacular drops 596 vertical feet over 2,260 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 600 feet below the top. That's steeper than 34% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 55 named runs at Blue Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Spectacular holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Spectacular gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Blue Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Blue Mountain. Its top sits at 1,370 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.

Spectacular profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

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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.