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High Rustler

Double black Castle Mountain, BC

Steepest pitch44°
Vertical1,213 ft
Length2,498 ft
Average pitch30°
FacesSE
Top7,075 ft

High Rustler drops 1,213 vertical feet over 2,498 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 44° about 1,270 feet below the top. That's steeper than 88% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 140 named runs at Castle Mountain. It faces southeast.

How well High Rustler holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 30°, High Rustler gets about 147% of the winter sun that flat ground at Castle Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th sunniest named run at Castle Mountain. Its top sits at 7,080 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

High Rustler profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like High Rustler elsewhere

Nearby at Castle Mountain

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. 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.