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Carnie's Couloir

Black diamond Granite Peak, WI

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical260 ft
Length990 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top1,745 ft

Carnie's Couloir drops 260 vertical feet over 990 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 8% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 59 named runs at Granite Peak. It faces northeast.

How well Carnie's Couloir holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Carnie's Couloir gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Granite Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Granite Peak. Its top sits at 1,750 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.

Carnie's Couloir profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Carnie's Couloir elsewhere

Nearby at Granite Peak

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. 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.