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Mokelumne

Blue Kirkwood, CA

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical465 ft
Length1,848 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top8,499 ft

Mokelumne drops 465 vertical feet over 1,848 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 430 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 48th steepest of 58 named runs at Kirkwood. It faces northeast.

How well Mokelumne holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Mokelumne gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kirkwood does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Kirkwood. Its top sits at 8,500 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Mokelumne profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Mokelumne elsewhere

Nearby at Kirkwood

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.