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Joe's

Blue China Peak, CA

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical617 ft
Length2,528 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top8,222 ft

Joe's drops 617 vertical feet over 2,528 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 1,420 feet below the top. That's steeper than 61% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces northwest.

How well Joe's holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Joe's gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at China Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at China Peak. Its top sits at 8,220 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.

Joe's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Joe's 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.