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Pinto

Blue Kelly Canyon, ID

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical363 ft
Length1,712 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top6,259 ft

Pinto drops 363 vertical feet over 1,712 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,450 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 49 named runs at Kelly Canyon. It faces north.

How well Pinto holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Pinto gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kelly Canyon does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th 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.

Pinto profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pinto 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.