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Emily's

Blue Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical460 ft
Length2,165 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top4,473 ft

Emily's drops 460 vertical feet over 2,165 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 370 feet below the top. That's steeper than 67% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 99th steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northwest.

How well Emily's holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 12°, Emily's gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 45th shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 4,470 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.

Emily's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Emily's 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.