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The Wedge

Blue Mountain High, CA

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical281 ft
Length1,488 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top7,905 ft

The Wedge drops 281 vertical feet over 1,488 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 20 feet below the top. That's steeper than 28% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 37 named runs at Mountain High. It faces north.

How well The Wedge holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 11°, The Wedge gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mountain High does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at Mountain High. Its top sits at 7,910 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.

The Wedge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Wedge 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.