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Kirkenheimer

Double black Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical644 ft
Length2,120 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNW
Top5,413 ft

Kirkenheimer drops 644 vertical feet over 2,120 feet of skiing. It faces northwest.

How well Kirkenheimer holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 18°, Kirkenheimer gets about 48% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 5,410 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.

Kirkenheimer 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.