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Lower Sleighride

Green Sierra-At-Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical241 ft
Length1,564 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top7,690 ft

Lower Sleighride drops 241 vertical feet over 1,564 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 77% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 50 named runs at Sierra-At-Tahoe. It faces north.

How well Lower Sleighride holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, Lower Sleighride gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sierra-At-Tahoe does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at Sierra-At-Tahoe. Its top sits at 7,690 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.

Lower Sleighride profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Sleighride 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.