Blue China Peak, CA
Halfpipe drops 224 vertical feet over 981 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 37th steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 13°, Halfpipe gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at China Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at China Peak. Its top sits at 7,690 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.