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Ellie's

Black diamond Heavenly, CA

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical1,256 ft
Length3,994 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNW
Top9,953 ft

Ellie's drops 1,256 vertical feet over 3,994 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 59th steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces northwest.

How well Ellie's holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 19°, Ellie's gets about 79% 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 62nd shadiest named run at Heavenly. Its top sits at 9,950 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.

Ellie's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ellie's 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.