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Rick's Run

Black diamond Mt Lemmon, AZ

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical260 ft
Length887 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNE
Top8,516 ft

Rick's Run drops 260 vertical feet over 887 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 31% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 21 named runs at Mt Lemmon. It faces northeast.

How well Rick's Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 17°, Rick's Run gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Lemmon does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Mt Lemmon. Its top sits at 8,520 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.

Rick's Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rick's Run elsewhere

Nearby at Mt Lemmon

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.