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Beaver

Blue Sierra-At-Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical849 ft
Length4,405 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top7,509 ft

Beaver drops 849 vertical feet over 4,405 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 2,220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 50 named runs at Sierra-At-Tahoe. It faces northwest.

How well Beaver holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 11°, Beaver gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sierra-At-Tahoe does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st sunniest named run at Sierra-At-Tahoe. Its top sits at 7,510 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.

Beaver profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Beaver elsewhere

Nearby at Sierra-At-Tahoe

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.