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Zypper

Black diamond Silver Star, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical1,003 ft
Length3,410 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNE
Top4,771 ft

Zypper drops 1,003 vertical feet over 3,410 feet of skiing. It faces northeast.

How well Zypper holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 17°, Zypper gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Star does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 34th shadiest named run at Silver Star. Its top sits at 4,770 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.

Zypper 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.