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Freefall

Double black Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical416 ft
Length1,244 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNW
Top5,296 ft

Freefall drops 416 vertical feet over 1,244 feet of skiing. It faces northwest.

How well Freefall holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 20°, Freefall gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 50th shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 5,300 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.

Freefall 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.