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Gettle's Glade

Blue Ski Granby, CO

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical600 ft
Length3,341 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top9,040 ft

Gettle's Glade drops 600 vertical feet over 3,341 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 42 named runs at Ski Granby. It faces northwest.

How well Gettle's Glade holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Gettle's Glade gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Granby does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st sunniest named run at Ski Granby. Its top sits at 9,040 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.

Gettle's Glade profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gettle's Glade 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.