Double black China Peak, CA
Waterfall drops 686 vertical feet over 1,872 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 54 named runs at China Peak. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 22°, Waterfall gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at China Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at China Peak. Its top sits at 7,790 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.