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North McClouth

Black diamond Boyne Mountain, MI

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical392 ft
Length1,701 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top1,116 ft

North McClouth drops 392 vertical feet over 1,701 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 15% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 12th steepest of 61 named runs at Boyne Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well North McClouth holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 13°, North McClouth gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Boyne Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at Boyne Mountain. Its top sits at 1,120 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.

North McClouth profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like North McClouth 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.