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Hodag's Tail

Green Hoodoo, OR

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical202 ft
Length2,611 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesN
Top5,198 ft

Hodag's Tail drops 202 vertical feet over 2,611 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 88% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 29th steepest of 38 named runs at Hoodoo. It faces north.

How well Hodag's Tail holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 5°, Hodag's Tail gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Hoodoo does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Hoodoo. Its top sits at 5,200 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.

Hodag's Tail profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hodag's Tail 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.