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Tamarack

Blue Silver Mountain, ID

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical760 ft
Length2,585 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top5,784 ft

Tamarack drops 760 vertical feet over 2,585 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 1,140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 69 named runs at Silver Mountain. It faces north.

How well Tamarack holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 17°, Tamarack gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at Silver Mountain. Its top sits at 5,780 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.

Tamarack profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tamarack 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.