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The Face

Black diamond Pebble Creek, ID

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical470 ft
Length1,166 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesNW
Top7,215 ft

The Face drops 470 vertical feet over 1,166 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 51% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 46 named runs at Pebble Creek. It faces northwest.

How well The Face holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 24°, The Face gets about 59% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pebble Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Pebble Creek. Its top sits at 7,210 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 Face 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 Face 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.