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Ridge Bowl

Black diamond Heavenly, CA

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical335 ft
Length1,850 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top9,032 ft

Ridge Bowl drops 335 vertical feet over 1,850 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 18% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 75th steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces north.

How well Ridge Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 11°, Ridge Bowl gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Heavenly does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 60th shadiest named run at Heavenly. Its top sits at 9,030 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.

Ridge Bowl profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ridge Bowl 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.