Black diamond China Peak, CA
Rancheria drops 531 vertical feet over 1,659 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 810 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 19°, Rancheria gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at China Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at China Peak. Its top sits at 7,630 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.