Double black China Peak, CA
Avalanche drops 501 vertical feet over 1,281 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 40% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 23°, Avalanche gets about 49% of the winter sun that flat ground at China Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at China Peak. Its top sits at 7,590 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.
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Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. 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.