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Chickadee

Blue Mammoth, CA

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical327 ft
Length2,441 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top9,052 ft

Chickadee drops 327 vertical feet over 2,441 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 1,730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 13% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 134th steepest of 151 named runs at Mammoth. It faces northeast.

How well Chickadee holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Chickadee gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mammoth does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 40th sunniest named run at Mammoth. Its top sits at 9,050 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.

Chickadee profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Chickadee elsewhere

Nearby at Mammoth

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.