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Cosmic Wave

Blue Heavenly, CA

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical483 ft
Length2,418 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesE
Top9,593 ft

Cosmic Wave drops 483 vertical feet over 2,418 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 2,150 feet below the top. That's steeper than 21% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 109th steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces east.

How well Cosmic Wave holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 12°, Cosmic Wave gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Heavenly does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 38th sunniest named run at Heavenly. Its top sits at 9,590 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.

Cosmic Wave profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cosmic Wave 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.