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Eldorado

Blue Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical2,378 ft
Length17,516 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top6,132 ft

Eldorado drops 2,378 vertical feet over 17,516 feet of skiing. It faces northeast.

How well Eldorado holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Eldorado gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 45th shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 6,130 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.

Eldorado 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 Natural Resources Canada lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.