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Name That Run

Black diamond Ski Smithers, BC

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical1,157 ft
Length4,967 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesE
Top4,990 ft

Name That Run drops 1,157 vertical feet over 4,967 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 780 feet below the top. That's steeper than 8% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 16 named runs at Ski Smithers. It faces east.

How well Name That Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 14°, Name That Run gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Smithers does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th sunniest named run at Ski Smithers. Its top sits at 4,990 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Name That Run profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Name That Run elsewhere

Nearby at Ski Smithers

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. 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.