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Tonini's

Black diamond Northstar, CA

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical624 ft
Length2,719 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top8,326 ft

Tonini's drops 624 vertical feet over 2,719 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 12th steepest of 90 named runs at Northstar. It faces north.

How well Tonini's holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 13°, Tonini's gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Northstar does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Northstar. Its top sits at 8,330 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.

Tonini's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tonini's 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.