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Nirvana

Black diamond Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical829 ft
Length3,826 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top4,590 ft

Nirvana drops 829 vertical feet over 3,826 feet of skiing. It faces northeast.

How well Nirvana holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Nirvana gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 53rd shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 4,590 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.

Nirvana 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.