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Sa's Psyche

Green Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical393 ft
Length2,887 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top10,224 ft

Sa's Psyche drops 393 vertical feet over 2,887 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 72nd steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces northeast.

How well Sa's Psyche holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Sa's Psyche gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st sunniest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,220 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.

Sa's Psyche profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sa's Psyche elsewhere

Nearby at Purgatory

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.