Black diamond Silver Star, BC
Black Bear drops 531 vertical feet over 1,345 feet of skiing. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 23°, Black Bear gets about 42% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 4,680 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.
under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.
Measured by ZRankings from 30-meter elevation data from Natural Resources Canada, too coarse to measure steepness. 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.