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Canyonland

Blue Heavenly, CA

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical545 ft
Length2,035 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNW
Top9,618 ft

Canyonland drops 545 vertical feet over 2,035 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,660 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 90th steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces northwest.

How well Canyonland holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 16°, Canyonland gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Heavenly does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th shadiest named run at Heavenly. Its top sits at 9,620 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.

Canyonland profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Canyonland 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.