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Middle Drifter

Blue Snowy Range, WY

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical330 ft
Length2,456 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top9,325 ft

Middle Drifter drops 330 vertical feet over 2,456 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 1,520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 23% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 34 named runs at Snowy Range. It faces northeast.

How well Middle Drifter holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Middle Drifter gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowy Range does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Snowy Range. Its top sits at 9,330 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.

Middle Drifter profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Middle Drifter elsewhere

Nearby at Snowy Range

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.