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Pioneer

Green Ski Granby, CO

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical114 ft
Length1,073 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesW
Top8,801 ft

Pioneer drops 114 vertical feet over 1,073 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 740 feet below the top. That's steeper than 46% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 42 named runs at Ski Granby. It faces west.

How well Pioneer holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 6°, Pioneer gets about 91% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Granby does, December through March. That's sunnier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th sunniest named run at Ski Granby. Its top sits at 8,800 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Pioneer profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pioneer 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.