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Instructor

Black diamond Pomerelle, ID

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical813 ft
Length3,853 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top8,633 ft

Instructor drops 813 vertical feet over 3,853 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 340 feet below the top. That's steeper than 4% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 33 named runs at Pomerelle. It faces north.

How well Instructor holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Instructor gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pomerelle does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Pomerelle. Its top sits at 8,630 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.

Instructor profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Instructor elsewhere

Nearby at Pomerelle

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.