Double black Snow Valley, CA
The Face drops 281 vertical feet over 807 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 2nd steepest of 28 named runs at Snow Valley. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 21°, The Face gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snow Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Snow Valley. Its top sits at 7,790 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.
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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.