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Black Pine

Black diamond Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical657 ft
Length1,727 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesN
Top5,324 ft

Black Pine drops 657 vertical feet over 1,727 feet of skiing. It faces north.

How well Black Pine holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 23°, Black Pine gets about 38% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 5,320 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.

Black Pine profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Nearby at Silver Star

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.