Blue Heavenly, CA
Galaxy drops 779 vertical feet over 4,504 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 3,780 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 97th steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 10°, Galaxy gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Heavenly does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st sunniest named run at Heavenly. Its top sits at 8,670 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.
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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.