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Gowabunga

Double black Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical1,606 ft
Length5,775 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top5,379 ft

Gowabunga drops 1,606 vertical feet over 5,775 feet of skiing. It faces northeast.

How well Gowabunga holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Gowabunga gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 60th shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 5,380 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.

Gowabunga 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.