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Corkscrew

Green Sierra-At-Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical210 ft
Length1,256 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top7,819 ft

Corkscrew drops 210 vertical feet over 1,256 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 1,170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 50 named runs at Sierra-At-Tahoe. It faces northwest.

How well Corkscrew holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Corkscrew gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sierra-At-Tahoe does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th sunniest named run at Sierra-At-Tahoe. Its top sits at 7,820 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.

Corkscrew profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Corkscrew elsewhere

Nearby at Sierra-At-Tahoe

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.