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Founder

Blue Blue Mountain, ON

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical290 ft
Length1,130 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top1,219 ft

Founder drops 290 vertical feet over 1,130 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 55 named runs at Blue Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Founder holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Founder gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Blue Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th shadiest named run at Blue Mountain. Its top sits at 1,220 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Founder profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Founder elsewhere

Nearby at Blue Mountain

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. 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.