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Way Back

Black diamond Devils Head, WI

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical90 ft
Length598 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesS
Top1,028 ft

Way Back drops 90 vertical feet over 598 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 1% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 11th steepest of 19 named runs at Devils Head. It faces south.

How well Way Back holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 9°, Way Back gets about 120% of the winter sun that flat ground at Devils Head does, December through March. That's sunnier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Devils Head. Its top sits at 1,030 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Way Back profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Way Back elsewhere

Nearby at Devils Head

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.