Black diamond Mt Ashland, OR
Ariel Chairline drops 862 vertical feet over 2,173 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 1,160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 65% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 40 named runs at Mt Ashland. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 23°, Ariel Chairline gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Ashland does, December through March. That's shadier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Mt Ashland. Its top sits at 7,450 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.
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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.