Black diamond Diamond Peak, NV
F.I.S. drops 170 vertical feet over 575 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 15% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 30 named runs at Diamond Peak. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 17°, F.I.S. gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Diamond Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Diamond Peak. Its top sits at 6,950 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.