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Johanna's Pass

Blue Afton Alps, MN

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical157 ft
Length844 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top877 ft

Johanna's Pass drops 157 vertical feet over 844 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 15% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 39 named runs at Afton Alps. It faces north.

How well Johanna's Pass holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 11°, Johanna's Pass gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Afton Alps does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Afton Alps. Its top sits at 880 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.

Johanna's Pass profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Johanna's Pass 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.