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Sun Down

Blue Castle Mountain, BC

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical700 ft
Length2,363 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesE
Top5,394 ft

Sun Down drops 700 vertical feet over 2,363 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 140 named runs at Castle Mountain. It faces east.

How well Sun Down holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 17°, Sun Down gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Castle Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 101st sunniest named run at Castle Mountain. Its top sits at 5,390 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.

Sun Down profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sun Down 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.