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Timber Cruiser

Blue Schweitzer, ID

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical413 ft
Length1,320 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top5,532 ft

Timber Cruiser drops 413 vertical feet over 1,320 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 660 feet below the top. That's steeper than 95% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 48th steepest of 98 named runs at Schweitzer. It faces north.

How well Timber Cruiser holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Timber Cruiser gets about 50% of the winter sun that flat ground at Schweitzer does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th shadiest named run at Schweitzer. Its top sits at 5,530 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.

Timber Cruiser profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Timber Cruiser 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.