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Rusty Whistle

Double black Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical763 ft
Length1,918 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesN
Top5,351 ft

Rusty Whistle drops 763 vertical feet over 1,918 feet of skiing. It faces north.

How well Rusty Whistle holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 24°, Rusty Whistle gets about 31% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 5,350 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.

Rusty Whistle 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.