Black diamond Silver Mountain, ID
Lower Ridge drops 739 vertical feet over 1,727 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 1,170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 69 named runs at Silver Mountain. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 26°, Lower Ridge gets about 43% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Silver Mountain. Its top sits at 4,990 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.
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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.