Black diamond China Peak, CA
Juniper drops 491 vertical feet over 1,375 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 630 feet below the top. That's steeper than 81% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 2nd steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 21°, Juniper 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 8th shadiest named run at China Peak. Its top sits at 7,620 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.