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Rattle

Black diamond Pebble Creek, ID

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical119 ft
Length268 ft
Average pitch27°
FacesNW
Top7,735 ft

Rattle drops 119 vertical feet over 268 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 40 feet below the top. That's steeper than 81% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 46 named runs at Pebble Creek. It faces northwest.

How well Rattle holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 27°, Rattle gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pebble Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Pebble Creek. Its top sits at 7,730 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.

Rattle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rattle 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.