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Cauldron

Black diamond Panorama, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical1,620 ft
Length3,944 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesN
Top7,345 ft

Cauldron drops 1,620 vertical feet over 3,944 feet of skiing. It faces north.

How well Cauldron holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 25°, Cauldron gets about 37% of the winter sun that flat ground at Panorama does, December through March. That's shadier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Panorama. Its top sits at 7,350 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.

Cauldron profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Nearby at Panorama

Measured by ZRankings from Natural Resources Canada lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.