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Sapporo

Blue Giants Ridge, MN

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical249 ft
Length1,158 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top1,676 ft

Sapporo drops 249 vertical feet over 1,158 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 35 named runs at Giants Ridge. It faces northeast.

How well Sapporo holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Sapporo gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Giants Ridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th shadiest named run at Giants Ridge. Its top sits at 1,680 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.

Sapporo profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sapporo 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.