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Delight

Blue Northstar, CA

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical207 ft
Length795 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top8,198 ft

Delight drops 207 vertical feet over 795 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 34th steepest of 90 named runs at Northstar. It faces north.

How well Delight holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 15°, Delight gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Northstar does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Northstar. Its top sits at 8,200 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.

Delight profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Delight elsewhere

Nearby at Northstar

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.