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Tsunami

Black diamond Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical491 ft
Length1,687 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top11,307 ft

Tsunami drops 491 vertical feet over 1,687 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 70% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 56th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces north.

How well Tsunami holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 17°, Tsunami gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 36th shadiest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 11,310 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.

Tsunami profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tsunami elsewhere

Nearby at Wolf Creek

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.