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Greenhorn

Green Snowshoe Mountain, WV

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical286 ft
Length1,857 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top4,444 ft

Greenhorn drops 286 vertical feet over 1,857 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 910 feet below the top. That's steeper than 59% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 38th steepest of 63 named runs at Snowshoe Mountain. It faces north.

How well Greenhorn holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, Greenhorn gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowshoe Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Snowshoe Mountain. Its top sits at 4,440 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.

Greenhorn profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Greenhorn elsewhere

Nearby at Snowshoe Mountain

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.