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Vicky's Valley

Green Afton Alps, MN

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical184 ft
Length1,399 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesSE
Top976 ft

Vicky's Valley drops 184 vertical feet over 1,399 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 1,360 feet below the top. That's steeper than 50% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 39 named runs at Afton Alps. It faces southeast.

How well Vicky's Valley holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 8°, Vicky's Valley gets about 124% of the winter sun that flat ground at Afton Alps does, December through March. That's sunnier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the sunniest named run at Afton Alps. Its top sits at 980 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.

Vicky's Valley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Vicky's Valley 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.