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Firebowl

Blue China Peak, CA

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical406 ft
Length2,844 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top8,479 ft

Firebowl drops 406 vertical feet over 2,844 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 390 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 38th steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces northeast.

How well Firebowl holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Firebowl gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at China Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 34th shadiest named run at China Peak. Its top sits at 8,480 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.

Firebowl profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Firebowl elsewhere

Nearby at China Peak

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.