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Trillium

Blue Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical672 ft
Length1,982 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNE
Top5,413 ft

Trillium drops 672 vertical feet over 1,982 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 1,030 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces northeast.

How well Trillium holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 20°, Trillium gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 56th shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 5,410 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.

Trillium profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Trillium 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.