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Pipeline

Black diamond Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical249 ft
Length594 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesNW
Top4,633 ft

Pipeline drops 249 vertical feet over 594 feet of skiing. It faces northwest.

How well Pipeline holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 25°, Pipeline gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 38th shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 4,630 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.

Pipeline 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.