Black diamond Soldier Mountain, ID
Maxima drops 591 vertical feet over 2,219 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,380 feet below the top. That's steeper than 35% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 41 named runs at Soldier Mountain. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 16°, Maxima gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Soldier Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Soldier Mountain. Its top sits at 6,790 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.