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Plank

Black diamond Mount Bohemia, MI

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical49 ft
Length562 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesW
Top1,160 ft

Plank drops 49 vertical feet over 562 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 1% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 119th steepest of 125 named runs at Mount Bohemia. It faces west.

How well Plank holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 5°, Plank gets about 91% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Bohemia does, December through March. That's sunnier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 110th sunniest named run at Mount Bohemia. Its top sits at 1,160 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Plank profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Plank 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.