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Tom's Run

Double black Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch43°
Vertical590 ft
Length1,462 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesE
Top5,856 ft

Tom's Run drops 590 vertical feet over 1,462 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 43° about 550 feet below the top. That's steeper than 82% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces east.

How well Tom's Run holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing east at an average 25°, Tom's Run gets about 115% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's sunnier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd sunniest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 5,860 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Tom's Run profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tom's Run 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.