Double black Mt Rose, NV
El Cap drops 1,090 vertical feet over 2,437 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 44° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 65 named runs at Mt Rose. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 27°, El Cap gets about 47% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Rose does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th shadiest named run at Mt Rose. Its top sits at 9,310 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.