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West Side

Green Dodge Ridge, CA

Steepest pitch9°
Vertical131 ft
Length1,332 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNW
Top6,956 ft

West Side drops 131 vertical feet over 1,332 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 9° about 1,020 feet below the top. That's steeper than 17% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 52nd steepest of 53 named runs at Dodge Ridge. It faces northwest.

How well West Side holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 6°, West Side gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Dodge Ridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th sunniest named run at Dodge Ridge. Its top sits at 6,960 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.

West Side profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like West Side 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.