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Cherry Bomb

Black diamond Pebble Creek, ID

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical331 ft
Length1,162 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNW
Top8,146 ft

Cherry Bomb drops 331 vertical feet over 1,162 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 60 feet below the top. That's steeper than 23% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 46 named runs at Pebble Creek. It faces northwest.

How well Cherry Bomb holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 17°, Cherry Bomb gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pebble Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th shadiest named run at Pebble Creek. Its top sits at 8,150 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.

Cherry Bomb profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cherry Bomb elsewhere

Nearby at Pebble Creek

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. 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.