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Jack's Run

Blue China Peak, CA

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical432 ft
Length1,776 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top7,469 ft

Jack's Run drops 432 vertical feet over 1,776 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 59% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces northeast.

How well Jack's Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Jack's Run gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at China Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd shadiest named run at China Peak. Its top sits at 7,470 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.

Jack's Run profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Jack's Run 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.