Double black Heavenly, CA
Ernie's drops 228 vertical feet over 363 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 40° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 39°, Ernie's gets about 23% of the winter sun that flat ground at Heavenly does, December through March. That's shadier than 100% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Heavenly. Its top sits at 8,850 feet.
Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
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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.