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Star Fire Cliffs

Double black Panorama, BC

Steepest pitch43°
Vertical558 ft
Length1,086 ft
Average pitch33°
FacesNE
Top7,201 ft

Star Fire Cliffs drops 558 vertical feet over 1,086 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 43° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 34 named runs at Panorama. It faces northeast.

How well Star Fire Cliffs holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 33°, Star Fire Cliffs gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Panorama does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Panorama. Its top sits at 7,200 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.

Star Fire Cliffs profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Star Fire Cliffs 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.