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The Wall

Black diamond Mammoth, CA

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical382 ft
Length947 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesNE
Top9,783 ft

The Wall drops 382 vertical feet over 947 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 151 named runs at Mammoth. It faces northeast.

How well The Wall holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 24°, The Wall gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mammoth does, December through March. That's shadier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Mammoth. Its top sits at 9,780 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.

The Wall profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Wall 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.