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Desert

Green Ski Granby, CO

Steepest pitch11°
Vertical118 ft
Length861 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top8,843 ft

Desert drops 118 vertical feet over 861 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 11° about 180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 37th steepest of 42 named runs at Ski Granby. It faces northwest.

How well Desert holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Desert gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Granby does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th sunniest named run at Ski Granby. Its top sits at 8,840 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.

Desert profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Desert elsewhere

Nearby at Ski Granby

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.