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Ridge Run

Blue Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical501 ft
Length2,292 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesS
Top5,818 ft

Ridge Run drops 501 vertical feet over 2,292 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 1,510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 63% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 56 named runs at Silver Star. It faces south.

How well Ridge Run holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 13°, Ridge Run gets about 148% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's sunnier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th sunniest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 5,820 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Ridge Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ridge Run elsewhere

Nearby at Silver Star

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. 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.