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Comeback Trail

Black diamond Mt Baldy, CA

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical123 ft
Length1,860 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesNW
Top7,648 ft

Comeback Trail drops 123 vertical feet over 1,860 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 18% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 26 named runs at Mt Baldy. It faces northwest.

How well Comeback Trail holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 5°, Comeback Trail gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Baldy does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Mt Baldy. Its top sits at 7,650 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.

Comeback Trail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Comeback Trail 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.