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Turnpike

Green Snow King, WY

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical164 ft
Length735 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top6,740 ft

Turnpike drops 164 vertical feet over 735 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 210 feet below the top. That's steeper than 86% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 33 named runs at Snow King. It faces north.

How well Turnpike holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 13°, Turnpike gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snow King does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Snow King. Its top sits at 6,740 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Turnpike profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Turnpike 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.