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Hansel

Green Mammoth, CA

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical236 ft
Length1,524 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesE
Top8,726 ft

Hansel drops 236 vertical feet over 1,524 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 530 feet below the top. That's steeper than 45% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 138th steepest of 151 named runs at Mammoth. It faces east.

How well Hansel holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 9°, Hansel gets about 100% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mammoth does, December through March. That's sunnier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th sunniest named run at Mammoth. Its top sits at 8,730 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.

Hansel profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hansel elsewhere

Nearby at Mammoth

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.