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Sky High

Double black (off-piste) Granite Peak, WI

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical356 ft
Length1,594 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top1,797 ft

Sky High drops 356 vertical feet over 1,594 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 880 feet below the top. That's steeper than 10% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 59 named runs at Granite Peak. It faces north.

How well Sky High holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 13°, Sky High gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Granite Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Granite Peak. Its top sits at 1,800 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.

Sky High profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sky High elsewhere

Nearby at Granite Peak

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.