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Blueberry

Blue Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical631 ft
Length1,676 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesNE
Top5,390 ft

Blueberry drops 631 vertical feet over 1,676 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 660 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 58th steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northeast.

How well Blueberry holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 23°, Blueberry gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 63rd shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 5,390 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.

Blueberry profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Blueberry elsewhere

Nearby at Fernie

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. 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.