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Handle Tow

Green Anthony Lakes, OR

Steepest pitch11°
Vertical71 ft
Length594 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top7,206 ft

Handle Tow drops 71 vertical feet over 594 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 11° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 20 named runs at Anthony Lakes. It faces northeast.

How well Handle Tow holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Handle Tow gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Anthony Lakes does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th sunniest named run at Anthony Lakes. Its top sits at 7,210 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.

Handle Tow profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Handle Tow elsewhere

Nearby at Anthony Lakes

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.