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Sun Bowl Cornice

Black diamond Pebble Creek, ID

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical884 ft
Length2,108 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesNW
Top7,696 ft

Sun Bowl Cornice drops 884 vertical feet over 2,108 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 1,070 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 46 named runs at Pebble Creek. It faces northwest.

How well Sun Bowl Cornice holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 25°, Sun Bowl Cornice gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pebble Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Pebble Creek. Its top sits at 7,700 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.

Sun Bowl Cornice profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sun Bowl Cornice 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.