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The Meadows

Double black Silver Mountain, ID

Steepest pitch39°
Vertical874 ft
Length2,028 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesNW
Top5,858 ft

The Meadows drops 874 vertical feet over 2,028 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 39° about 1,770 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 69 named runs at Silver Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well The Meadows holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 26°, The Meadows gets about 54% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 90% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Silver Mountain. Its top sits at 5,860 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.

The Meadows profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Meadows 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.