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Abracadabra

Black diamond Schweitzer, ID

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical1,249 ft
Length3,591 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesS
Top5,742 ft

Abracadabra drops 1,249 vertical feet over 3,591 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 2,110 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 98 named runs at Schweitzer. It faces south.

How well Abracadabra holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 21°, Abracadabra gets about 153% of the winter sun that flat ground at Schweitzer does, December through March. That's sunnier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th sunniest named run at Schweitzer. Its top sits at 5,740 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Abracadabra profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Abracadabra elsewhere

Nearby at Schweitzer

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.