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Wally's Folly

Double black Homewood, CA

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical662 ft
Length1,567 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesNE
Top7,490 ft

Wally's Folly drops 662 vertical feet over 1,567 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 60 named runs at Homewood. It faces northeast.

How well Wally's Folly holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 25°, Wally's Folly gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Homewood does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Homewood. Its top sits at 7,490 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.

Wally's Folly profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wally's Folly 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.