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Kangroo Cornice

Black diamond Boreal, CA

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical139 ft
Length664 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top7,556 ft

Kangroo Cornice drops 139 vertical feet over 664 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 39th steepest of 71 named runs at Boreal. It faces northeast.

How well Kangroo Cornice holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Kangroo Cornice gets about 56% of the winter sun that flat ground at Boreal does, December through March. That's shadier than 88% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Boreal. Its top sits at 7,560 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.

Kangroo Cornice profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Kangroo Cornice 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.