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Pioneer

Green Snowy Range, WY

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical86 ft
Length910 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNW
Top9,194 ft

Pioneer drops 86 vertical feet over 910 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 130 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 34 named runs at Snowy Range. It faces northwest.

How well Pioneer holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing northwest at an average 6°, Pioneer gets about 94% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowy Range does, December through March. That's sunnier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th sunniest named run at Snowy Range. Its top sits at 9,190 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Pioneer profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pioneer 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.