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Klaus' Laufen

Black diamond Boyne Mountain, MI

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical344 ft
Length1,841 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top1,135 ft

Klaus' Laufen drops 344 vertical feet over 1,841 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 61 named runs at Boyne Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Klaus' Laufen holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Klaus' Laufen gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Boyne Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 34th sunniest named run at Boyne Mountain. Its top sits at 1,130 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.

Klaus' Laufen profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Klaus' Laufen elsewhere

Nearby at Boyne Mountain

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.