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C-Spine

Double black Panorama, BC

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical1,468 ft
Length3,639 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesN
Top7,637 ft

C-Spine drops 1,468 vertical feet over 3,639 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 2,210 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 34 named runs at Panorama. It faces north.

How well C-Spine holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 25°, C-Spine gets about 42% of the winter sun that flat ground at Panorama does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th shadiest named run at Panorama. Its top sits at 7,640 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.

C-Spine profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like C-Spine 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.