Blue China Peak, CA
The Canyon drops 390 vertical feet over 2,169 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 620 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 10°, The Canyon gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at China Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th shadiest named run at China Peak. Its top sits at 7,870 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.