home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Caribou Sneak

Blue Lutsen Mountains, MN

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical145 ft
Length1,193 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesE
Top1,044 ft

Caribou Sneak drops 145 vertical feet over 1,193 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 59% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 87 named runs at Lutsen Mountains. It faces east.

How well Caribou Sneak holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 7°, Caribou Sneak gets about 102% of the winter sun that flat ground at Lutsen Mountains does, December through March. That's sunnier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 75th sunniest named run at Lutsen Mountains. Its top sits at 1,040 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Caribou Sneak profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Caribou Sneak 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.