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Spur

Green Sierra-At-Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch11°
Vertical56 ft
Length365 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top8,105 ft

Spur drops 56 vertical feet over 365 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 11° about 340 feet below the top. That's steeper than 23% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 50 named runs at Sierra-At-Tahoe. It faces northeast.

How well Spur holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Spur gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sierra-At-Tahoe does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th shadiest named run at Sierra-At-Tahoe. Its top sits at 8,100 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.

Spur profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Spur 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.