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Saddle

Green Pomerelle, ID

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical160 ft
Length1,481 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesE
Top8,049 ft

Saddle drops 160 vertical feet over 1,481 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 980 feet below the top. That's steeper than 74% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 12th steepest of 33 named runs at Pomerelle. It faces east.

How well Saddle holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 6°, Saddle gets about 100% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pomerelle does, December through March. That's sunnier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th sunniest named run at Pomerelle. Its top sits at 8,050 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Saddle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Saddle 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.