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Prospector

Blue Boreal, CA

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical353 ft
Length1,453 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top7,686 ft

Prospector drops 353 vertical feet over 1,453 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 71 named runs at Boreal. It faces northwest.

How well Prospector holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Prospector gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Boreal does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th shadiest named run at Boreal. Its top sits at 7,690 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.

Prospector profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Prospector 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.