Black diamond Caberfae Peaks, MI
Notch drops 159 vertical feet over 647 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 110 feet below the top. That's steeper than 16% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 26 named runs at Caberfae Peaks. It faces west.
Facing west at an average 14°, Notch gets about 104% of the winter sun that flat ground at Caberfae Peaks does, December through March. That's sunnier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th sunniest named run at Caberfae Peaks. Its top sits at 1,460 feet.
With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.
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.