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49'er

Blue Heavenly, CA

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical356 ft
Length1,586 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top9,508 ft

49'er drops 356 vertical feet over 1,586 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 810 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 91st steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces northwest.

How well 49'er holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 13°, 49'er gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Heavenly does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 46th sunniest named run at Heavenly. Its top sits at 9,510 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

49'er profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like 49'er elsewhere

Nearby at Heavenly

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.