home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Bifurcate

Blue Mt Baldy, CA

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical1,307 ft
Length4,634 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesW
Top7,781 ft

Bifurcate drops 1,307 vertical feet over 4,634 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 2,350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 26 named runs at Mt Baldy. It faces west.

How well Bifurcate holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 17°, Bifurcate gets about 106% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Baldy does, December through March. That's sunnier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th sunniest named run at Mt Baldy. Its top sits at 7,780 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Bifurcate profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bifurcate elsewhere

Nearby at Mt Baldy

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.