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Timberjack

Blue Snowshoe Mountain, WV

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical274 ft
Length1,566 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top4,432 ft

Timberjack drops 274 vertical feet over 1,566 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 930 feet below the top. That's steeper than 30% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 63 named runs at Snowshoe Mountain. It faces north.

How well Timberjack holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Timberjack gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowshoe Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Snowshoe Mountain. Its top sits at 4,430 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.

Timberjack profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Timberjack 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.