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Patrolmens

Black diamond Mammoth, CA

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical268 ft
Length992 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesN
Top9,330 ft

Patrolmens drops 268 vertical feet over 992 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 580 feet below the top. That's steeper than 13% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 94th steepest of 151 named runs at Mammoth. It faces north.

How well Patrolmens holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 16°, Patrolmens gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mammoth does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 45th shadiest named run at Mammoth. Its top sits at 9,330 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.

Patrolmens profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Patrolmens 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.