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Golly Gully

Blue Dodge Ridge, CA

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical181 ft
Length788 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top7,021 ft

Golly Gully drops 181 vertical feet over 788 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 270 feet below the top. That's steeper than 50% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 53 named runs at Dodge Ridge. It faces northwest.

How well Golly Gully holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 13°, Golly Gully gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Dodge Ridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th sunniest named run at Dodge Ridge. Its top sits at 7,020 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.

Golly Gully profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Golly Gully elsewhere

Nearby at Dodge Ridge

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.