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Snow Ghost

Blue Schweitzer, ID

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical1,535 ft
Length6,870 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top5,768 ft

Snow Ghost drops 1,535 vertical feet over 6,870 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 850 feet below the top. That's steeper than 93% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 53rd steepest of 98 named runs at Schweitzer. It faces northeast.

How well Snow Ghost holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Snow Ghost gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Schweitzer does, December through March. That's shadier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th shadiest named run at Schweitzer. Its top sits at 5,770 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.

Snow Ghost profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Snow Ghost 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.