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Sunset

Green Mountain High, CA

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical264 ft
Length1,566 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top8,178 ft

Sunset drops 264 vertical feet over 1,566 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 1,230 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 37 named runs at Mountain High. It faces northwest.

How well Sunset holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Sunset gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mountain High does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th sunniest named run at Mountain High. Its top sits at 8,180 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.

Sunset profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sunset elsewhere

Nearby at Mountain High

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.