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Cold Smoke

Double black Ski Smithers, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical1,028 ft
Length2,852 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesE
Top5,060 ft

Cold Smoke drops 1,028 vertical feet over 2,852 feet of skiing. It faces east.

How well Cold Smoke holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing east at an average 22°, Cold Smoke gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Smithers does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Ski Smithers. Its top sits at 5,060 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.

Cold Smoke profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Nearby at Ski Smithers

Measured by ZRankings from Natural Resources Canada lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.