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Comstock

Blue Heavenly, CA

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical1,053 ft
Length3,848 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top8,946 ft

Comstock drops 1,053 vertical feet over 3,848 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 55th steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces northeast.

How well Comstock holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Comstock gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Heavenly does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 63rd shadiest named run at Heavenly. Its top sits at 8,950 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.

Comstock profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Comstock 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.