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Caliper Ridge

Black diamond Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical1,760 ft
Length6,314 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top5,527 ft

Caliper Ridge drops 1,760 vertical feet over 6,314 feet of skiing. It faces northeast.

How well Caliper Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Caliper Ridge gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 46th shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 5,530 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.

Caliper Ridge 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.