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North Ridge

Blue Schweitzer, ID

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical384 ft
Length3,679 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNW
Top6,392 ft

North Ridge drops 384 vertical feet over 3,679 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 2,560 feet below the top. That's steeper than 8% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 95th steepest of 98 named runs at Schweitzer. It faces northwest.

How well North Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 6°, North Ridge gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Schweitzer does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 58th sunniest named run at Schweitzer. Its top sits at 6,390 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.

North Ridge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like North Ridge 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.