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Saddle

Blue Snow King, WY

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical197 ft
Length1,412 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesW
Top7,929 ft

Saddle drops 197 vertical feet over 1,412 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 620 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 33 named runs at Snow King. It faces west.

How well Saddle holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 8°, Saddle gets about 98% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snow King does, December through March. That's sunnier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd sunniest named run at Snow King. Its top sits at 7,930 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.

Saddle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Saddle elsewhere

Nearby at Snow King

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.