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High Rider

Green Cuchara, CO

Steepest pitch11°
Vertical92 ft
Length644 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top9,395 ft

High Rider drops 92 vertical feet over 644 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 11° about 340 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 32 named runs at Cuchara. It faces northeast.

How well High Rider holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 8°, High Rider gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Cuchara does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th sunniest named run at Cuchara. Its top sits at 9,400 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.

High Rider profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like High Rider elsewhere

Nearby at Cuchara

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.