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Homeward Bound

Green Homewood, CA

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical993 ft
Length9,026 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top7,285 ft

Homeward Bound drops 993 vertical feet over 9,026 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 6,710 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 55th steepest of 60 named runs at Homewood. It faces northeast.

How well Homeward Bound holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Homeward Bound gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Homewood does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd sunniest named run at Homewood. Its top sits at 7,280 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.

Homeward Bound profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Homeward Bound elsewhere

Nearby at Homewood

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.