Blue Northstar, CA
West Ridge drops 623 vertical feet over 3,712 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 2,710 feet below the top. That's steeper than 29% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 69th steepest of 90 named runs at Northstar. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 10°, West Ridge gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Northstar does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 38th shadiest named run at Northstar. Its top sits at 8,610 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.
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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.