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Wee Willie

Blue Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical673 ft
Length2,416 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNW
Top4,993 ft

Wee Willie drops 673 vertical feet over 2,416 feet of skiing. It faces northwest.

How well Wee Willie holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 16°, Wee Willie gets about 57% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 4,990 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.

Wee Willie 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.