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Cotton Tail

Green Pomerelle, ID

Steepest pitch9°
Vertical50 ft
Length495 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNW
Top7,780 ft

Cotton Tail drops 50 vertical feet over 495 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 9° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 15% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 33 named runs at Pomerelle. It faces northwest.

How well Cotton Tail holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 6°, Cotton Tail gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pomerelle does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Pomerelle. Its top sits at 7,780 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.

Cotton Tail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cotton Tail elsewhere

Nearby at Pomerelle

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.