Double black Mt Rose, NV
Hornet's Nest drops 820 vertical feet over 1,849 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 65 named runs at Mt Rose. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 27°, Hornet's Nest gets about 43% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Rose does, December through March. That's shadier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Mt Rose. Its top sits at 8,840 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.