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Deer Trail

Green Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical467 ft
Length3,346 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top4,499 ft

Deer Trail drops 467 vertical feet over 3,346 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 480 feet below the top. That's steeper than 86% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 112th steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northeast.

How well Deer Trail holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Deer Trail 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 62nd shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 4,500 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 Trail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Deer Trail 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.