Black diamond Mt Ashland, OR
Balcony drops 427 vertical feet over 1,698 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,050 feet below the top. That's steeper than 31% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 40 named runs at Mt Ashland. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 15°, Balcony gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Ashland does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Mt Ashland. Its top sits at 7,470 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.