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Polly's Pass

Green Afton Alps, MN

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical69 ft
Length537 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesE
Top952 ft

Polly's Pass drops 69 vertical feet over 537 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 500 feet below the top. That's steeper than 36% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 39 named runs at Afton Alps. It faces east.

How well Polly's Pass holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 7°, Polly's Pass gets about 102% of the winter sun that flat ground at Afton Alps does, December through March. That's sunnier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th 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.

Polly's Pass profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Polly'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.