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Snake Ridge

Unrated Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical294 ft
Length1,039 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNE
Top5,272 ft

Snake Ridge drops 294 vertical feet over 1,039 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 910 feet below the top. That's steeper than 95% of the 511 unrated runs we've measured in North America, and the 70th steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northeast.

How well Snake Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 17°, Snake Ridge gets about 57% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 5,270 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.

Snake Ridge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Snake Ridge 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.