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Skid Row

Black diamond Schweitzer, ID

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical461 ft
Length1,242 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesE
Top5,733 ft

Skid Row drops 461 vertical feet over 1,242 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 53rd steepest of 98 named runs at Schweitzer. It faces east.

How well Skid Row holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 22°, Skid Row gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Schweitzer does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 56th sunniest named run at Schweitzer. Its top sits at 5,730 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.

Skid Row profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Skid Row 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.