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Upper Kelly's

Blue Snow King, WY

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical199 ft
Length534 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesN
Top6,972 ft

Upper Kelly's drops 199 vertical feet over 534 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 82% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 33 named runs at Snow King. It faces north.

How well Upper Kelly's holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 22°, Upper Kelly's gets about 38% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snow King does, December through March. That's shadier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Snow King. Its top sits at 6,970 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.

Upper Kelly's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Kelly's 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.