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Hesitation

Green Hoodoo, OR

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical53 ft
Length863 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesN
Top5,018 ft

Hesitation drops 53 vertical feet over 863 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 430 feet below the top. That's steeper than 17% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 38th steepest of 38 named runs at Hoodoo. It faces north.

How well Hesitation holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 4°, Hesitation gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Hoodoo does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st sunniest named run at Hoodoo. Its top sits at 5,020 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.

Hesitation profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hesitation elsewhere

Nearby at Hoodoo

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.