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Gypsy Queen

Blue Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical1,355 ft
Length5,333 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top5,255 ft

Gypsy Queen drops 1,355 vertical feet over 5,333 feet of skiing. It faces northeast.

How well Gypsy Queen holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Gypsy Queen gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 43rd shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 5,260 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.

Gypsy Queen 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.