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Gunslinger

Black diamond Mountain High, CA

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical485 ft
Length1,491 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesN
Top7,735 ft

Gunslinger drops 485 vertical feet over 1,491 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 37 named runs at Mountain High. It faces north.

How well Gunslinger holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 19°, Gunslinger gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mountain High does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Mountain High. Its top sits at 7,730 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.

Gunslinger profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gunslinger elsewhere

Nearby at Mountain High

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.