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Red Tree

Black diamond Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical745 ft
Length1,641 ft
Average pitch27°
FacesNE
Top4,979 ft

Red Tree drops 745 vertical feet over 1,641 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 560 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 53rd steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northeast.

How well Red Tree holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 27°, Red Tree gets about 48% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 4,980 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.

Red Tree profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Red Tree 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.