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High Lead

Black diamond Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical495 ft
Length1,148 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesNE
Top4,759 ft

High Lead drops 495 vertical feet over 1,148 feet of skiing. It faces northeast.

How well High Lead holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 26°, High Lead gets about 45% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 4,760 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.

High Lead profile

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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.