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B-1st

Double black Panorama, BC

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical863 ft
Length1,720 ft
Average pitch30°
FacesNE
Top7,795 ft

B-1st drops 863 vertical feet over 1,720 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 600 feet below the top. That's steeper than 50% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 11th steepest of 34 named runs at Panorama. It faces northeast.

How well B-1st holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 30°, B-1st gets about 49% of the winter sun that flat ground at Panorama does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Panorama. Its top sits at 7,790 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.

B-1st profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like B-1st elsewhere

Nearby at Panorama

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. 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.