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Turnpike

Green Red Lodge, MT

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical500 ft
Length2,181 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top8,303 ft

Turnpike drops 500 vertical feet over 2,181 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 84% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 54 named runs at Red Lodge. It faces northeast.

How well Turnpike holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Turnpike gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red Lodge does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th shadiest named run at Red Lodge. Its top sits at 8,300 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.

Turnpike profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Turnpike elsewhere

Nearby at Red Lodge

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.