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Murphy's Law

Double black Castle Mountain, BC

Steepest pitch45°
Vertical956 ft
Length1,725 ft
Average pitch34°
FacesSE
Top6,938 ft

Murphy's Law drops 956 vertical feet over 1,725 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 45° about 570 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 140 named runs at Castle Mountain. It faces southeast.

How well Murphy's Law holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 34°, Murphy's Law gets about 155% of the winter sun that flat ground at Castle Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th sunniest named run at Castle Mountain. Its top sits at 6,940 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.

Murphy's Law profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Murphy's Law 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.