Blue China Peak, CA
Mainstream drops 439 vertical feet over 2,082 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 440 feet below the top. That's steeper than 30% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 36th steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 12°, Mainstream gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at China Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th shadiest named run at China Peak. Its top sits at 7,910 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.