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The Ridge

Blue Silver Mountain, ID

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical797 ft
Length2,687 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top5,784 ft

The Ridge drops 797 vertical feet over 2,687 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 2,430 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 69 named runs at Silver Mountain. It faces north.

How well The Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 17°, The Ridge gets about 51% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Silver Mountain. Its top sits at 5,780 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.

The Ridge profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Ridge elsewhere

Nearby at Silver Mountain

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.