home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Moose Face

Black diamond Kelly Canyon, ID

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical515 ft
Length1,334 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesW
Top6,592 ft

Moose Face drops 515 vertical feet over 1,334 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 1,030 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 49 named runs at Kelly Canyon. It faces west.

How well Moose Face holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing west at an average 23°, Moose Face gets about 112% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kelly Canyon does, December through March. That's sunnier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th sunniest named run at Kelly Canyon. Its top sits at 6,590 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.

Moose Face profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Moose Face elsewhere

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.