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Mariposa

Blue Boreal, CA

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical362 ft
Length2,689 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top7,637 ft

Mariposa drops 362 vertical feet over 2,689 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 71 named runs at Boreal. It faces north.

How well Mariposa holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 8°, Mariposa gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Boreal does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Boreal. Its top sits at 7,640 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.

Mariposa profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Mariposa 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.