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Little Blue Ridge Run, Litte Blue Ridge Run

Blue Schweitzer, ID

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical1,961 ft
Length7,058 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesE
Top6,146 ft

Little Blue Ridge Run, Litte Blue Ridge Run drops 1,961 vertical feet over 7,058 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,860 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 60th steepest of 98 named runs at Schweitzer. It faces east.

How well Little Blue Ridge Run, Litte Blue Ridge Run holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 16°, Little Blue Ridge Run, Litte Blue Ridge Run gets about 94% of the winter sun that flat ground at Schweitzer does, December through March. That's sunnier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st sunniest named run at Schweitzer. Its top sits at 6,150 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.

Little Blue Ridge Run, Litte Blue Ridge Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Little Blue Ridge Run, Litte Blue Ridge Run elsewhere

Nearby at Schweitzer

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.