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Swing Trail

Blue Heavenly, CA

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical134 ft
Length1,395 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNW
Top8,540 ft

Swing Trail drops 134 vertical feet over 1,395 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 1,010 feet below the top. That's steeper than 7% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 122nd steepest of 124 named runs at Heavenly. It faces northwest.

How well Swing Trail holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 6°, Swing Trail gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Heavenly does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 41st shadiest named run at Heavenly. Its top sits at 8,540 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.

Swing Trail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Swing Trail 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.