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Corkscrew

Black diamond Silver Mountain, ID

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical320 ft
Length842 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesNE
Top5,885 ft

Corkscrew drops 320 vertical feet over 842 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 60 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 69 named runs at Silver Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Corkscrew holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 23°, Corkscrew gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Silver Mountain. Its top sits at 5,890 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.

Corkscrew profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Corkscrew elsewhere

Nearby at Silver Mountain

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.