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Sunburst

Blue Panorama, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical393 ft
Length1,285 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesW
Top5,709 ft

Sunburst drops 393 vertical feet over 1,285 feet of skiing. It faces west.

How well Sunburst holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 18°, Sunburst gets about 96% of the winter sun that flat ground at Panorama does, December through March. That's sunnier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th sunniest named run at Panorama. Its top sits at 5,710 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Sunburst 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.