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Drop Out

Black diamond Kelly Canyon, ID

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical396 ft
Length1,566 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top6,568 ft

Drop Out drops 396 vertical feet over 1,566 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 49 named runs at Kelly Canyon. It faces north.

How well Drop Out holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 15°, Drop Out gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kelly Canyon does, December through March. That's shadier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Kelly Canyon. Its top sits at 6,570 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.

Drop Out profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Drop Out 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.