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Phil's Run

Black diamond Boreal, CA

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical386 ft
Length1,214 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesE
Top7,728 ft

Phil's Run drops 386 vertical feet over 1,214 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 80% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 71 named runs at Boreal. It faces east.

How well Phil's Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 19°, Phil's Run 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 34th sunniest named run at Boreal. Its top sits at 7,730 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.

Phil's Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Phil's Run elsewhere

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.