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Comet

Blue Heavenly, CA

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical884 ft
Length4,442 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top9,514 ft

Comet drops 884 vertical feet over 4,442 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 2,170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 46% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 88th steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces northeast.

How well Comet holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Comet gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Heavenly does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 48th 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.

Comet profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Comet 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.