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Criss Cross

Green Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical879 ft
Length6,988 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesW
Top6,186 ft

Criss Cross drops 879 vertical feet over 6,988 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 4,680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 56 named runs at Silver Star. It faces west.

How well Criss Cross holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 7°, Criss Cross gets about 110% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's sunnier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 73rd sunniest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 6,190 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Criss Cross profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Criss Cross elsewhere

Nearby at Silver Star

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. 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.