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Mt Shasta ski runs

34 named runs · about 18 miles of skiing · 5,450 to 7,540 ft

Green 21% (3.6 mi)Blue 34% (6.1 mi)Black 36% (6.4 mi)Double black 9% (1.5 mi)

Share of the mountain by length of run, not number of trails, measured from the mapped runs.

Steepest

  1. Rocky Ridge 33°
  2. Douglas Get Back 31°
  3. Richard's Way 29°
  4. Black Bear 29°
  5. Z-Way 28°

Longest

  1. Douglas Get Back 4,900 ft
  2. Robin's Nest 4,900 ft
  3. Eagles Flight 4,500 ft
  4. Blackbird 4,400 ft
  5. Lemurian 4,300 ft

Holds snow best

  1. North Saddle 78% sun
  2. Halley's Comet 86% sun
  3. Red Tail 87% sun
  4. Black Fox 88% sun
  5. Highland Glide 90% sun

Longest greens

  1. Midnite Sun 4,000 ft
  2. Blue Grouse 3,200 ft
  3. Wintun Way 2,700 ft
  4. Panther Creek 2,600 ft
  5. Silvertip 2,300 ft

Every run on the mountain

Hover a run for its name. The thicker runs have their own pages; tap one to open it.

All 34 runs

RunRatingVerticalLength SteepestAvg pitchFacesHolds snow
Rocky Ridge Black 974 ft 2,940 ft 33° 20° W Below average
Douglas Get Back Double black 1,123 ft 4,899 ft 31° 14° S Poor
Richard's Way Double black 317 ft 1,047 ft 29° 18° SE Poor
Black Bear Black 966 ft 2,771 ft 29° 21° SW Poor
Z-Way Black 1,081 ft 3,398 ft 28° 19° SW Poor
Red Tail Black 736 ft 2,295 ft 27° 19° W Average
Blackbird Black 1,150 ft 4,447 ft 27° 15° S Poor
Little Canada Double black 920 ft 2,563 ft 27° 21° SW Poor
Robin's Nest Blue 1,124 ft 4,853 ft 26° 14° S Poor
Flying Squirrel Black 535 ft 1,536 ft 26° 20° W Below average
Diamond Back Black 1,046 ft 3,396 ft 26° 18° SW Poor
Black Fox Black 761 ft 2,582 ft 26° 17° W Average
Halley's Comet Black 444 ft 1,385 ft 26° 19° W Average
West Face Black 1,023 ft 3,052 ft 26° 20° SW Poor
Eagles Flight Blue 1,106 ft 4,546 ft 25° 14° SW Poor
Revolution Superpipe Black 1,010 ft 3,457 ft 25° 17° SW Poor
Lemurian Black 1,151 ft 4,297 ft 23° 16° S Poor
Ray's Run Blue 1,055 ft 4,033 ft 23° 15° S Poor
Horizon Blue 300 ft 1,157 ft 23° 15° SW Poor
Sugar Pine Blue 711 ft 2,675 ft 23° 16° S Poor
North Saddle Blue 344 ft 1,900 ft 21° 11° N Average
Highland Glide Blue 803 ft 3,372 ft 21° 14° W Average
Telemark Blue 381 ft 1,688 ft 20° 13° SE Poor
Blue Grouse Green 508 ft 3,168 ft 19° 9° S Poor
Snow Shoe Blue 272 ft 1,177 ft 19° 13° SE Poor
Challenge Blue 308 ft 1,533 ft 19° 12° SE Poor
Midnite Sun Green 520 ft 3,974 ft 16° 8° S Poor
Silvertip Green 349 ft 2,327 ft 16° 9° SE Poor
Wintun Way Green 336 ft 2,720 ft 14° 7° SE Below average
Fresh Aire Green 328 ft 2,023 ft 14° 9° S Poor
Beeline Blue 234 ft 3,034 ft 13° 5° SE Poor
Panther Creek Green 298 ft 2,578 ft 10° 7° S Poor
Easy Street Green 134 ft 1,455 ft 9° 5° SW Poor
Get Back Blue 101 ft 2,993 ft 9° 3° SE Poor

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line; "holds snow" ranks each run's winter sun against every run we've measured. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap.