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Downhill

Green Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical134 ft
Length916 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top4,032 ft

Downhill drops 134 vertical feet over 916 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 35% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 119th steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northeast.

How well Downhill holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Downhill gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 65th shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 4,030 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.

Downhill profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.