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Whiskey Jack

Blue Castle Mountain, BC

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical317 ft
Length1,314 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top4,950 ft

Whiskey Jack drops 317 vertical feet over 1,314 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 850 feet below the top. That's steeper than 65% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 125th steepest of 140 named runs at Castle Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Whiskey Jack holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Whiskey Jack gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Castle Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 45th shadiest named run at Castle Mountain. Its top sits at 4,950 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.

Whiskey Jack profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Whiskey Jack 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.