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Head Wall

Double black Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical739 ft
Length1,515 ft
Average pitch29°
FacesN
Top5,341 ft

Head Wall drops 739 vertical feet over 1,515 feet of skiing. It faces north.

How well Head Wall holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 29°, Head Wall gets about 31% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 5,340 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.

Head Wall 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.