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Deer

Green Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical593 ft
Length2,603 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top4,198 ft

Deer drops 593 vertical feet over 2,603 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 210 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 96th steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northeast.

How well Deer holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Deer gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 4,200 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.

Deer profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Deer 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.