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Carver

Double black Granite Peak, WI

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical314 ft
Length1,149 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top1,719 ft

Carver drops 314 vertical feet over 1,149 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 370 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 59 named runs at Granite Peak. It faces northeast.

How well Carver holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Carver gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Granite Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th shadiest named run at Granite Peak. Its top sits at 1,720 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.

Carver profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Carver 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.