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Six Gun

Black diamond Mt Rose, NV

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical560 ft
Length1,575 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesN
Top8,959 ft

Six Gun drops 560 vertical feet over 1,575 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 65 named runs at Mt Rose. It faces north.

How well Six Gun holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 21°, Six Gun gets about 50% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Rose does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Mt Rose. Its top sits at 8,960 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.

Six Gun profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Six Gun 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.