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Undertow

Green Boreal, CA

Steepest pitch8°
Vertical48 ft
Length928 ft
Average pitch3°
FacesNW
Top7,664 ft

Undertow drops 48 vertical feet over 928 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 8° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 10% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 71st steepest of 71 named runs at Boreal. It faces northwest.

How well Undertow holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 3°, Undertow gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Boreal does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd sunniest named run at Boreal. Its top sits at 7,660 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.

Undertow profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Undertow 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.