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Broomstick

Green Mt Rose, NV

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical67 ft
Length918 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesE
Top8,451 ft

Broomstick drops 67 vertical feet over 918 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 49th steepest of 65 named runs at Mt Rose. It faces east.

How well Broomstick holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 5°, Broomstick gets about 100% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Rose does, December through March. That's sunnier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Mt Rose. Its top sits at 8,450 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.

Broomstick profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Broomstick elsewhere

Nearby at Mt Rose

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.