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Inferno Ridge

Black diamond Mountain High, CA

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical261 ft
Length1,513 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top7,741 ft

Inferno Ridge drops 261 vertical feet over 1,513 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 1,020 feet below the top. That's steeper than 7% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 37 named runs at Mountain High. It faces north.

How well Inferno Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 10°, Inferno Ridge gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mountain High does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th shadiest named run at Mountain High. Its top sits at 7,740 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Inferno Ridge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Inferno Ridge 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.