Black diamond Kelly Canyon, ID
Face drops 293 vertical feet over 1,008 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 22% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 49 named runs at Kelly Canyon. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 17°, Face gets about 58% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kelly Canyon does, December through March. That's shadier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Kelly Canyon. Its top sits at 6,100 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.
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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.