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West Rock

Black diamond Soldier Mountain, ID

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical458 ft
Length1,681 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesSE
Top6,686 ft

West Rock drops 458 vertical feet over 1,681 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 110 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 41 named runs at Soldier Mountain. It faces southeast.

How well West Rock holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 16°, West Rock gets about 129% of the winter sun that flat ground at Soldier Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th sunniest named run at Soldier Mountain. Its top sits at 6,690 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

West Rock profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like West Rock elsewhere

Nearby at Soldier 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.