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Ponderosa

Blue Mt Rose, NV

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical286 ft
Length2,364 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top8,517 ft

Ponderosa drops 286 vertical feet over 2,364 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 1,550 feet below the top. That's steeper than 10% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 58th steepest of 65 named runs at Mt Rose. It faces northeast.

How well Ponderosa holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Ponderosa gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Rose does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th sunniest named run at Mt Rose. 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.

Ponderosa profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ponderosa 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.