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Sunbird

Black diamond Panorama, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical509 ft
Length1,590 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNW
Top4,386 ft

Sunbird drops 509 vertical feet over 1,590 feet of skiing. It faces northwest.

How well Sunbird holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 20°, Sunbird gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Panorama does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 67th shadiest named run at Panorama. Its top sits at 4,390 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.

Sunbird 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.