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Begginner's Bottom

Green Snow Summit, CA

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical139 ft
Length1,030 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top7,110 ft

Begginner's Bottom drops 139 vertical feet over 1,030 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 90 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 27 named runs at Snow Summit. It faces north.

How well Begginner's Bottom holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 8°, Begginner's Bottom gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snow Summit does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd sunniest named run at Snow Summit. Its top sits at 7,110 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.

Begginner's Bottom profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Begginner's Bottom elsewhere

Nearby at Snow Summit

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.