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Racer's Cliff

Unrated Ski Mystic Deer Mountain, SD

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical315 ft
Length918 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNE
Top6,539 ft

Racer's Cliff drops 315 vertical feet over 918 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 500 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 511 unrated runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 52 named runs at Ski Mystic Deer Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Racer's Cliff holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 20°, Racer's Cliff gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Mystic Deer Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Ski Mystic Deer Mountain. Its top sits at 6,540 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.

Racer's Cliff profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. 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.