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Pursuit

Black diamond Tamarack, ID

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical606 ft
Length2,537 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top6,141 ft

Pursuit drops 606 vertical feet over 2,537 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 70 named runs at Tamarack. It faces northeast.

How well Pursuit holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Pursuit gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Tamarack does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Tamarack. Its top sits at 6,140 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.

Pursuit profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pursuit 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.