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Shred Zone

Black diamond Hemlock Resort, BC

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical469 ft
Length1,098 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesSE
Top3,945 ft

Shred Zone drops 469 vertical feet over 1,098 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 60 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 34 named runs at Hemlock Resort. It faces southeast.

How well Shred Zone holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 26°, Shred Zone gets about 131% of the winter sun that flat ground at Hemlock Resort does, December through March. That's sunnier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th sunniest named run at Hemlock Resort. Its top sits at 3,940 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Shred Zone profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shred Zone 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.