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Happy Valley

Green Blue Mountain, ON

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical614 ft
Length3,692 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top1,381 ft

Happy Valley drops 614 vertical feet over 3,692 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 1,080 feet below the top. That's steeper than 62% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 55 named runs at Blue Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Happy Valley holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Happy Valley gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Blue Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Blue Mountain. Its top sits at 1,380 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.

Happy Valley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Happy Valley 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.