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Wazoo

Double black Mammoth, CA

Steepest pitch45°
Vertical747 ft
Length1,505 ft
Average pitch30°
FacesNE
Top10,372 ft

Wazoo drops 747 vertical feet over 1,505 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 45° about 300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 151 named runs at Mammoth. It faces northeast.

How well Wazoo holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 30°, Wazoo gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mammoth does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 53rd shadiest named run at Mammoth. Its top sits at 10,370 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.

Wazoo profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wazoo 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.