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Concussion

Double black Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch40°
Vertical520 ft
Length1,331 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesE
Top5,914 ft

Concussion drops 520 vertical feet over 1,331 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 40° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 70% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces east.

How well Concussion holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing east at an average 24°, Concussion gets about 121% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's sunnier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th sunniest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 5,910 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.

Concussion profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Concussion 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.