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Greely's Way

Green Giants Ridge, MN

Steepest pitch7°
Vertical17 ft
Length184 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesNE
Top1,435 ft

Greely's Way drops 17 vertical feet over 184 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 7° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 6% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 35 named runs at Giants Ridge. It faces northeast.

How well Greely's Way holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 5°, Greely's Way gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Giants Ridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Giants Ridge. Its top sits at 1,440 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.

Greely's Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Greely's Way elsewhere

Nearby at Giants 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.