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Up'n'over

Blue Kirkwood, CA

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical195 ft
Length948 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top8,289 ft

Up'n'over drops 195 vertical feet over 948 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 30% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 58 named runs at Kirkwood. It faces northeast.

How well Up'n'over holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Up'n'over gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kirkwood does, December through March. That's shadier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Kirkwood. Its top sits at 8,290 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.

Up'n'over profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Up'n'over 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.