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Sunshine Ridge

Blue Pebble Creek, ID

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical615 ft
Length1,708 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNW
Top7,832 ft

Sunshine Ridge drops 615 vertical feet over 1,708 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 46 named runs at Pebble Creek. It faces northwest.

How well Sunshine Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 21°, Sunshine Ridge gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pebble Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at Pebble Creek. Its top sits at 7,830 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Sunshine Ridge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sunshine Ridge elsewhere

Nearby at Pebble Creek

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.