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Bridge Run, Upper Bridge Run

Blue Lutsen Mountains, MN

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical408 ft
Length2,281 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesSW
Top1,636 ft

Bridge Run, Upper Bridge Run drops 408 vertical feet over 2,281 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 2,150 feet below the top. That's steeper than 81% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 87 named runs at Lutsen Mountains. It faces southwest.

How well Bridge Run, Upper Bridge Run holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southwest at an average 11°, Bridge Run, Upper Bridge Run gets about 121% of the winter sun that flat ground at Lutsen Mountains does, December through March. That's sunnier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 44th sunniest named run at Lutsen Mountains. Its top sits at 1,640 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Bridge Run, Upper Bridge Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bridge Run, Upper Bridge Run elsewhere

Nearby at Lutsen Mountains

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.