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The Monster

Double black Panorama, BC

Steepest pitch42°
Vertical1,330 ft
Length3,135 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesNW
Top8,024 ft

The Monster drops 1,330 vertical feet over 3,135 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 42° about 680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 34 named runs at Panorama. It faces northwest.

How well The Monster holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 26°, The Monster gets about 47% of the winter sun that flat ground at Panorama does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Panorama. Its top sits at 8,020 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.

The Monster profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Monster 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.