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Wood Spur

Black diamond Granite Peak, WI

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical240 ft
Length871 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top1,720 ft

Wood Spur drops 240 vertical feet over 871 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 59 named runs at Granite Peak. It faces northeast.

How well Wood Spur holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Wood Spur gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Granite Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Granite Peak. Its top sits at 1,720 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.

Wood Spur profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wood Spur 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.