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Prarie Dog

Green Ski Granby, CO

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical187 ft
Length995 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top8,786 ft

Prarie Dog drops 187 vertical feet over 995 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 42 named runs at Ski Granby. It faces northwest.

How well Prarie Dog holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 11°, Prarie Dog gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Granby does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Ski Granby. Its top sits at 8,790 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.

Prarie Dog profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Prarie Dog 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.