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The Sluice

Green Mt Lemmon, AZ

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical207 ft
Length1,298 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top8,511 ft

The Sluice drops 207 vertical feet over 1,298 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 21 named runs at Mt Lemmon. It faces north.

How well The Sluice holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, The Sluice gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Lemmon does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Mt Lemmon. Its top sits at 8,510 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.

The Sluice profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Sluice 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.