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Woodchuck

Blue Northstar, CA

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical490 ft
Length2,561 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top7,489 ft

Woodchuck drops 490 vertical feet over 2,561 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 1,380 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 64th steepest of 90 named runs at Northstar. It faces northwest.

How well Woodchuck holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 11°, Woodchuck gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Northstar does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 45th shadiest named run at Northstar. Its top sits at 7,490 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.

Woodchuck profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Woodchuck 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.