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Mars

Double black Mount Bohemia, MI

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical155 ft
Length1,403 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesS
Top1,217 ft

Mars drops 155 vertical feet over 1,403 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 880 feet below the top. That's steeper than 9% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 69th steepest of 125 named runs at Mount Bohemia. It faces south.

How well Mars holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 7°, Mars gets about 120% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Bohemia does, December through March. That's sunnier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 84th sunniest named run at Mount Bohemia. Its top sits at 1,220 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.

Mars profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Mars elsewhere

Nearby at Mount Bohemia

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.