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Weasel

Black diamond Castle Mountain, BC

Steepest pitch40°
Vertical414 ft
Length865 ft
Average pitch29°
FacesNE
Top5,323 ft

Weasel drops 414 vertical feet over 865 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 40° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 95% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 140 named runs at Castle Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Weasel holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 29°, Weasel gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Castle Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th shadiest named run at Castle Mountain. Its top sits at 5,320 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Weasel profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Weasel 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.