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Playground

Black diamond Mt Rose, NV

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical289 ft
Length1,204 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesSE
Top8,421 ft

Playground drops 289 vertical feet over 1,204 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 90 feet below the top. That's steeper than 82% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 65 named runs at Mt Rose. It faces southeast.

How well Playground holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 14°, Playground gets about 118% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Rose does, December through March. That's sunnier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd sunniest named run at Mt Rose. Its top sits at 8,420 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.

Playground profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Playground elsewhere

Nearby at Mt Rose

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.