Black diamond China Peak, CA
Grouse Creek drops 919 vertical feet over 2,905 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 960 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 11th steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 19°, Grouse Creek gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at China Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at China Peak. Its top sits at 7,970 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.