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Deb's Drop

Blue Afton Alps, MN

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical103 ft
Length1,015 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesE
Top948 ft

Deb's Drop drops 103 vertical feet over 1,015 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 770 feet below the top. That's steeper than 13% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 39 named runs at Afton Alps. It faces east.

How well Deb's Drop holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 7°, Deb's Drop gets about 100% of the winter sun that flat ground at Afton Alps does, December through March. That's sunnier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th sunniest named run at Afton Alps. Its top sits at 950 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.

Deb's Drop profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Deb's Drop elsewhere

Nearby at Afton Alps

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.