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Turtle Creek

Green Loveland, CO

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical137 ft
Length853 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top11,259 ft

Turtle Creek drops 137 vertical feet over 853 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 36% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 81st steepest of 81 named runs at Loveland. It faces north.

How well Turtle Creek holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, Turtle Creek gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Loveland does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Loveland. Its top sits at 11,260 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.

Turtle Creek profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Turtle Creek elsewhere

Nearby at Loveland

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.