Steepest skiable angle?

[Ireallyliketoski2]

I think the standard staircase is 12" over 8" rise, that would put the angle right around 33.69 degrees arctan(8/12), sounds like you have some accurate tools LCC.

For X Degrees the Percent grade =
tan(x) * 100

10 degrees = 17.6 percent grade
30 degrees = 57.7 percent grade
45 degrees = 100 percent grade
70 degrees = 274.7 percent grade

[Trackhead]

Maybe everyone should buy one of these and we will go do some testing this winter (or now if your name is iskibc, duph or you other lucky individuals who are still gettin' some).

http://www.csac.org/store/images/ll-inc.gif

[zion zig zag]

Originally posted by LCC
I've skied the Grizzly at Snowbasin a few years back, the upper part is damn steep (winch-cat) for an icy groomer, but it is not 72 degrees. Any Snowbasin locals able to confirm/deny this for me?

I'd guess 45-50 degrees, but I could be way off. I know looking at it today, it looked almost like a cliff face with no snow on it.

[LCC]

Originally posted by Trackhead
Maybe everyone should buy one of these and we will go do some testing this winter (or now if your name is iskibc, duph or you other lucky individuals who are still gettin' some).

http://www.csac.org/store/images/ll-inc.gif

I've got this one:

http://www.csac.org/store/images/ov-incl.jpg

After watching a friend of mine pull his one like the one Trackhead posted come out of his pack cracked and empty, I chose for the simplest one I could find.

Anything is better than nothing!

[3o3]

for the gadget geeks, the Suunto S6 has the ability to display the slope angle. You stand at the top of the slope and point a mark on the watch at the base and it locks in the angle. I didn't use that feature too much, so I don't know how accurate it is.

[Ireallyliketoski2]

I built my own slope meter using a protractor and a plumb bob, it works great, with only a 2% margin of error.

[iceman]

Which reminds me of one of the names I wanted to call the dog: McGyver