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Giddy Up

Blue Castle Mountain, BC

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical947 ft
Length3,167 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top6,670 ft

Giddy Up drops 947 vertical feet over 3,167 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 103rd steepest of 140 named runs at Castle Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Giddy Up holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Giddy Up gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Castle Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Castle Mountain. Its top sits at 6,670 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.

Giddy Up profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Giddy Up elsewhere

Nearby at Castle 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.