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Squirrel

Black diamond Pebble Creek, ID

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical211 ft
Length515 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesW
Top8,473 ft

Squirrel drops 211 vertical feet over 515 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 56% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 46 named runs at Pebble Creek. It faces west.

How well Squirrel holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 24°, Squirrel gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pebble Creek does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th sunniest named run at Pebble Creek. Its top sits at 8,470 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Squirrel profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Squirrel 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.