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Madson's Mile

Blue Panorama, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical1,517 ft
Length10,411 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top6,073 ft

Madson's Mile drops 1,517 vertical feet over 10,411 feet of skiing. It faces northwest.

How well Madson's Mile holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Madson's Mile gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Panorama does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 56th shadiest named run at Panorama. Its top sits at 6,070 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.

Madson's Mile 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.