Black diamond China Peak, CA
The Face drops 501 vertical feet over 1,460 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 21°, The Face gets about 59% of the winter sun that flat ground at China Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th 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.