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Rod's Way

Blue Ski Granby, CO

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical669 ft
Length4,388 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top9,172 ft

Rod's Way drops 669 vertical feet over 4,388 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 1,650 feet below the top. That's steeper than 28% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 42 named runs at Ski Granby. It faces northwest.

How well Rod's Way holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Rod's Way gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Granby does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Ski Granby. Its top sits at 9,170 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.

Rod's Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rod's Way 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.