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Dropout

Black diamond Tamarack, ID

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical291 ft
Length708 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesNE
Top5,806 ft

Dropout drops 291 vertical feet over 708 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 70 named runs at Tamarack. It faces northeast.

How well Dropout holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 25°, Dropout gets about 51% of the winter sun that flat ground at Tamarack does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Tamarack. Its top sits at 5,810 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.

Dropout profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Dropout elsewhere

Nearby at Tamarack

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.