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The Grove

Black diamond Tamarack, ID

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical862 ft
Length3,287 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top6,151 ft

The Grove drops 862 vertical feet over 3,287 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,290 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 70 named runs at Tamarack. It faces northeast.

How well The Grove holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 16°, The Grove gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Tamarack does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Tamarack. Its top sits at 6,150 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.

The Grove profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Grove 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.