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Sky Dive

Black diamond Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch39°
Vertical1,432 ft
Length3,091 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesNE
Top5,540 ft

Sky Dive drops 1,432 vertical feet over 3,091 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 39° about 1,840 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 39th steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northeast.

How well Sky Dive holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 28°, Sky Dive gets about 54% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 90% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 5,540 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.

Sky Dive profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sky Dive 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.