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The Ridge

Blue Pebble Creek, ID

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical751 ft
Length1,941 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesNW
Top7,818 ft

The Ridge drops 751 vertical feet over 1,941 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,210 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 26th steepest of 46 named runs at Pebble Creek. It faces northwest.

How well The Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 23°, The Ridge gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pebble Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Pebble Creek. Its top sits at 7,820 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.

The Ridge profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The 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.