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Logger's Loop

Blue Northstar, CA

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical1,176 ft
Length7,269 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top8,020 ft

Logger's Loop drops 1,176 vertical feet over 7,269 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 4,070 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 60th steepest of 90 named runs at Northstar. It faces north.

How well Logger's Loop holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 9°, Logger's Loop gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Northstar does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 36th shadiest named run at Northstar. Its top sits at 8,020 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.

Logger's Loop profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Logger's Loop 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.