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Hole 'N' Wall

Blue Kirkwood, CA

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical477 ft
Length3,031 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top8,296 ft

Hole 'N' Wall drops 477 vertical feet over 3,031 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 1,260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 29% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 58 named runs at Kirkwood. It faces northeast.

How well Hole 'N' Wall holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Hole 'N' Wall gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kirkwood does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st shadiest named run at Kirkwood. Its top sits at 8,300 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.

Hole 'N' Wall profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hole 'N' Wall elsewhere

Nearby at Kirkwood

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.