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Heartland

Blue Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical909 ft
Length2,971 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top5,964 ft

Heartland drops 909 vertical feet over 2,971 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 1,870 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 61st steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northeast.

How well Heartland holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Heartland gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 68th shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 5,960 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Heartland profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Heartland 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.