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Ry's Run

Blue Dodge Ridge, CA

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical547 ft
Length2,917 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top7,171 ft

Ry's Run drops 547 vertical feet over 2,917 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 35% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 37th steepest of 53 named runs at Dodge Ridge. It faces northwest.

How well Ry's Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 11°, Ry's Run gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Dodge Ridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Dodge Ridge. Its top sits at 7,170 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.

Ry's Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ry's Run 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.