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Renee's Ridge

Blue Afton Alps, MN

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical56 ft
Length594 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesSE
Top882 ft

Renee's Ridge drops 56 vertical feet over 594 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 3% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 36th steepest of 39 named runs at Afton Alps. It faces southeast.

How well Renee's Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 5°, Renee's Ridge gets about 112% of the winter sun that flat ground at Afton Alps does, December through March. That's sunnier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th sunniest named run at Afton Alps. Its top sits at 880 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Renee's Ridge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Renee's Ridge 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.