Blue Giants Ridge, MN
Cortina drops 216 vertical feet over 1,097 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 500 feet below the top. That's steeper than 42% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 35 named runs at Giants Ridge. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 11°, Cortina gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Giants Ridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th shadiest named run at Giants Ridge. Its top sits at 1,630 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.
under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.
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.