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Funnel

Blue Grand Targhee, WY

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical216 ft
Length1,476 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top8,531 ft

Funnel drops 216 vertical feet over 1,476 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 280 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 72nd steepest of 83 named runs at Grand Targhee. It faces northwest.

How well Funnel holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Funnel gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Grand Targhee does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th shadiest named run at Grand Targhee. Its top sits at 8,530 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Funnel profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Funnel elsewhere

Nearby at Grand Targhee

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.