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Slinky Ridge

Blue Kelly Canyon, ID

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical244 ft
Length1,224 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top6,307 ft

Slinky Ridge drops 244 vertical feet over 1,224 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,030 feet below the top. That's steeper than 51% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 26th steepest of 49 named runs at Kelly Canyon. It faces north.

How well Slinky Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Slinky Ridge gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kelly Canyon does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Kelly Canyon. Its top sits at 6,310 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.

Slinky Ridge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Slinky Ridge 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.