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Stag Leap

Black diamond Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical1,114 ft
Length2,477 ft
Average pitch27°
FacesNE
Top5,296 ft

Stag Leap drops 1,114 vertical feet over 2,477 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 1,690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northeast.

How well Stag Leap holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 27°, Stag Leap gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 5,300 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.

Stag Leap profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Stag Leap 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.