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Lower Drop Out

Blue Kelly Canyon, ID

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical321 ft
Length1,416 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top6,259 ft

Lower Drop Out drops 321 vertical feet over 1,416 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,290 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 49 named runs at Kelly Canyon. It faces north.

How well Lower Drop Out holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 13°, Lower Drop Out gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kelly Canyon does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Kelly Canyon. Its top sits at 6,260 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.

Lower Drop Out profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Drop Out elsewhere

Nearby at Kelly Canyon

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.