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Steins Way

Blue Heavenly, CA

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical369 ft
Length1,945 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top8,414 ft

Steins Way drops 369 vertical feet over 1,945 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 21% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 109th steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces northwest.

How well Steins Way holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 11°, Steins Way gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Heavenly does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 73rd shadiest named run at Heavenly. Its top sits at 8,410 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.

Steins Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Steins Way 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.