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Susie's Meadow

Green Afton Alps, MN

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical165 ft
Length1,176 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top864 ft

Susie's Meadow drops 165 vertical feet over 1,176 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 600 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 39 named runs at Afton Alps. It faces northeast.

How well Susie's Meadow holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Susie's Meadow gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Afton Alps does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Afton Alps. Its top sits at 860 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Susie's Meadow profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Susie's Meadow 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.