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Nor Way

Green Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical228 ft
Length1,234 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top9,222 ft

Nor Way drops 228 vertical feet over 1,234 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 810 feet below the top. That's steeper than 74% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 115th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces north.

How well Nor Way holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 11°, Nor Way gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 67th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 9,220 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.

Nor Way profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Nor Way elsewhere

Nearby at Snowmass

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.