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Vanishing Point

Black diamond Boreal, CA

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical411 ft
Length1,335 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top7,733 ft

Vanishing Point drops 411 vertical feet over 1,335 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 340 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 71 named runs at Boreal. It faces north.

How well Vanishing Point holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Vanishing Point gets about 56% of the winter sun that flat ground at Boreal does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Boreal. Its top sits at 7,730 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.

Vanishing Point profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Vanishing Point 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.