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Lower Grizzly

Black diamond Mammoth, CA

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical583 ft
Length2,413 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top9,197 ft

Lower Grizzly drops 583 vertical feet over 2,413 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 151 named runs at Mammoth. It faces northeast.

How well Lower Grizzly holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Lower Grizzly gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mammoth does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 107th shadiest named run at Mammoth. Its top sits at 9,200 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.

Lower Grizzly profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Grizzly 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.