Black diamond China Peak, CA
Huntington drops 692 vertical feet over 2,178 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 560 feet below the top. That's steeper than 61% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 19°, Huntington gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at China Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at China Peak. Its top sits at 8,460 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.