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Prospector

Blue Homewood, CA

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical286 ft
Length833 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesE
Top6,975 ft

Prospector drops 286 vertical feet over 833 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 290 feet below the top. That's steeper than 62% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 40th steepest of 60 named runs at Homewood. It faces east.

How well Prospector holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 20°, Prospector 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 20th sunniest named run at Homewood. Its top sits at 6,980 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.

Prospector profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Prospector 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.