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Matternhorn Cutoff

Black diamond June Mountain, CA

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical52 ft
Length417 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top9,437 ft

Matternhorn Cutoff drops 52 vertical feet over 417 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 1% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 31 named runs at June Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Matternhorn Cutoff holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Matternhorn Cutoff gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at June Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at June Mountain. Its top sits at 9,440 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.

Matternhorn Cutoff profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Matternhorn Cutoff elsewhere

Nearby at June Mountain

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.