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The Gully

Blue Northstar, CA

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical781 ft
Length3,530 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesE
Top7,764 ft

The Gully drops 781 vertical feet over 3,530 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 850 feet below the top. That's steeper than 74% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 36th steepest of 90 named runs at Northstar. It faces east.

How well The Gully holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 13°, The Gully gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Northstar does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th sunniest named run at Northstar. Its top sits at 7,760 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.

The Gully profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Gully elsewhere

Nearby at Northstar

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.