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Juniper

Black diamond Boreal, CA

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical274 ft
Length1,059 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top7,575 ft

Juniper drops 274 vertical feet over 1,059 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 130 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 71 named runs at Boreal. It faces northeast.

How well Juniper holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Juniper gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Boreal does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Boreal. Its top sits at 7,570 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.

Juniper profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Juniper elsewhere

Nearby at Boreal

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.