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Ramshead

Green Boyne Mountain, MI

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical341 ft
Length2,084 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top1,153 ft

Ramshead drops 341 vertical feet over 2,084 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 61 named runs at Boyne Mountain. It faces north.

How well Ramshead holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Ramshead gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Boyne Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Boyne Mountain. Its top sits at 1,150 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.

Ramshead profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ramshead elsewhere

Nearby at Boyne Mountain

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.