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Smiling Irishmen

Green Caberfae Peaks, MI

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical353 ft
Length2,227 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top1,527 ft

Smiling Irishmen drops 353 vertical feet over 2,227 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 26 named runs at Caberfae Peaks. It faces northwest.

How well Smiling Irishmen holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Smiling Irishmen gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Caberfae Peaks does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th sunniest named run at Caberfae Peaks. Its top sits at 1,530 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.

Smiling Irishmen profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Smiling Irishmen elsewhere

Nearby at Caberfae Peaks

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.