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Galena

Green Mt Rose, NV

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical441 ft
Length4,277 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNE
Top8,756 ft

Galena drops 441 vertical feet over 4,277 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 4,230 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 56th steepest of 65 named runs at Mt Rose. It faces northeast.

How well Galena holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 6°, Galena gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Rose does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th sunniest named run at Mt Rose. Its top sits at 8,760 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.

Galena profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Galena 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.