Black diamond Northstar, CA
Polaris drops 1,794 vertical feet over 6,028 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 31% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 90 named runs at Northstar. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 17°, Polaris gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Northstar does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 52nd shadiest named run at Northstar. Its top sits at 8,610 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.
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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.