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Hesitation

Green Hoodoo, OR

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical105 ft
Length542 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesE
Top4,825 ft

Hesitation drops 105 vertical feet over 542 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 86% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 38 named runs at Hoodoo. It faces east.

How well Hesitation holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 11°, Hesitation gets about 105% of the winter sun that flat ground at Hoodoo does, December through March. That's sunnier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th sunniest named run at Hoodoo. Its top sits at 4,820 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. 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.