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Snowkirk

Green Kirkwood, CA

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical396 ft
Length3,405 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top8,210 ft

Snowkirk drops 396 vertical feet over 3,405 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 63% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 53rd steepest of 58 named runs at Kirkwood. It faces north.

How well Snowkirk holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 7°, Snowkirk gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kirkwood does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 41st shadiest named run at Kirkwood. Its top sits at 8,210 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.

Snowkirk profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Snowkirk 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.