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Kangaroo

Black diamond Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical602 ft
Length1,381 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesNE
Top4,460 ft

Kangaroo drops 602 vertical feet over 1,381 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 590 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northeast.

How well Kangaroo holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 26°, Kangaroo gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 4,460 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.

Kangaroo profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Kangaroo 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.