home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Quicksilver

Blue Mammoth, CA

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical1,001 ft
Length4,376 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesSE
Top9,916 ft

Quicksilver drops 1,001 vertical feet over 4,376 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 2,620 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 48th steepest of 151 named runs at Mammoth. It faces southeast.

How well Quicksilver holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 13°, Quicksilver gets about 116% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mammoth does, December through March. That's sunnier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd sunniest named run at Mammoth. Its top sits at 9,920 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.

Quicksilver profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Quicksilver 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.