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Ellie's Swing

Black diamond Heavenly, CA

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical276 ft
Length1,889 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top9,739 ft

Ellie's Swing drops 276 vertical feet over 1,889 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 1,840 feet below the top. That's steeper than 6% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 96th steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces northwest.

How well Ellie's Swing holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Ellie's Swing gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Heavenly does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 69th shadiest named run at Heavenly. Its top sits at 9,740 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 Swing profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ellie's Swing 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.