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Pony Express

Blue Pomerelle, ID

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical192 ft
Length1,903 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNE
Top8,453 ft

Pony Express drops 192 vertical feet over 1,903 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 7% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 33 named runs at Pomerelle. It faces northeast.

How well Pony Express holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 6°, Pony Express gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pomerelle does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Pomerelle. Its top sits at 8,450 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.

Pony Express profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pony Express 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.