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Tango

Black diamond Tamarack, ID

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical922 ft
Length3,603 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesE
Top7,573 ft

Tango drops 922 vertical feet over 3,603 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 66% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 70 named runs at Tamarack. It faces east.

How well Tango holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 15°, Tango gets about 102% of the winter sun that flat ground at Tamarack does, December through March. That's sunnier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 38th sunniest named run at Tamarack. Its top sits at 7,570 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Tango profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tango 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.