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Angel

Double black Hemlock Resort, BC

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical450 ft
Length1,441 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesN
Top3,804 ft

Angel drops 450 vertical feet over 1,441 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 34 named runs at Hemlock Resort. It faces north.

How well Angel holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 19°, Angel gets about 51% of the winter sun that flat ground at Hemlock Resort does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Hemlock Resort. Its top sits at 3,800 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.

Angel profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Angel elsewhere

Nearby at Hemlock Resort

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. 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.