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Lower Stagecoach

Blue Heavenly, CA

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical658 ft
Length3,851 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top8,167 ft

Lower Stagecoach drops 658 vertical feet over 3,851 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 270 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 103rd steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces north.

How well Lower Stagecoach holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 10°, Lower Stagecoach gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Heavenly does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 58th shadiest named run at Heavenly. Its top sits at 8,170 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.

Lower Stagecoach profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Stagecoach 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.