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Side Show Bob's

Double black Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch56°
Vertical206 ft
Length437 ft
Average pitch31°
FacesE
Top6,560 ft

Side Show Bob's drops 206 vertical feet over 437 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 56° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces east.

How well Side Show Bob's holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 31°, Side Show Bob's gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 70th shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 6,560 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.

Side Show Bob's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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.