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Dave's Dive

Black diamond Kelly Canyon, ID

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical392 ft
Length1,242 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesW
Top6,657 ft

Dave's Dive drops 392 vertical feet over 1,242 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 660 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 49 named runs at Kelly Canyon. It faces west.

How well Dave's Dive holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing west at an average 19°, Dave's Dive gets about 112% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kelly Canyon does, December through March. That's sunnier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd sunniest named run at Kelly Canyon. Its top sits at 6,660 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Dave's Dive profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Dave's Dive elsewhere

Nearby at Kelly Canyon

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.