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Fallout

Blue Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical509 ft
Length1,733 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNE
Top4,657 ft

Fallout drops 509 vertical feet over 1,733 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 92nd steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northeast.

How well Fallout holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 17°, Fallout gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 43rd shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 4,660 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.

Fallout profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Fallout 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.