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Sunset

Blue Granite Peak, WI

Steepest pitch9°
Vertical227 ft
Length1,990 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top1,501 ft

Sunset drops 227 vertical feet over 1,990 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 9° about 120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 2% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 56th steepest of 59 named runs at Granite Peak. It faces north.

How well Sunset holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 7°, Sunset gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Granite Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 46th shadiest named run at Granite Peak. Its top sits at 1,500 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.

Sunset profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sunset 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.