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Last Resort

Blue Homewood, CA

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical276 ft
Length1,046 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top7,028 ft

Last Resort drops 276 vertical feet over 1,046 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 45% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 46th steepest of 60 named runs at Homewood. It faces north.

How well Last Resort holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 15°, Last Resort gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Homewood does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Homewood. Its top sits at 7,030 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.

Last Resort profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

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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.