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Lower Burnout

Blue Northstar, CA

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical394 ft
Length2,530 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top7,157 ft

Lower Burnout drops 394 vertical feet over 2,530 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 30% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 66th steepest of 90 named runs at Northstar. It faces northwest.

How well Lower Burnout holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Lower Burnout gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Northstar does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 43rd shadiest named run at Northstar. Its top sits at 7,160 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lower Burnout profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Burnout 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.