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Legends

Black diamond Granite Peak, WI

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical292 ft
Length967 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top1,873 ft

Legends drops 292 vertical feet over 967 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 59 named runs at Granite Peak. It faces north.

How well Legends holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Legends gets about 51% of the winter sun that flat ground at Granite Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Granite Peak. Its top sits at 1,870 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.

Legends profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Legends 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.