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Lance's Leap

Black diamond Boreal, CA

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical130 ft
Length529 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesE
Top7,503 ft

Lance's Leap drops 130 vertical feet over 529 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 2nd steepest of 71 named runs at Boreal. It faces east.

How well Lance's Leap holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 15°, Lance's Leap gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Boreal does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th sunniest named run at Boreal. Its top sits at 7,500 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lance's Leap profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lance's Leap 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.