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Martin's Lane

Blue Homewood, CA

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical397 ft
Length1,350 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesE
Top7,051 ft

Martin's Lane drops 397 vertical feet over 1,350 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 67% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 34th steepest of 60 named runs at Homewood. It faces east.

How well Martin's Lane holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 17°, Martin's Lane gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Homewood does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th sunniest named run at Homewood. Its top sits at 7,050 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.

Martin's Lane profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Martin's Lane 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.