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Cow's Face

Blue Panorama, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical322 ft
Length1,005 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesN
Top5,410 ft

Cow's Face drops 322 vertical feet over 1,005 feet of skiing. It faces north.

How well Cow's Face holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 19°, Cow's Face gets about 41% 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 14th shadiest named run at Panorama. Its top sits at 5,410 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.

Cow's Face 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 30-meter elevation data from Natural Resources Canada, too coarse to measure steepness. 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.