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The Crow's Nest

Blue Snowy Range, WY

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical90 ft
Length443 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesE
Top9,637 ft

The Crow's Nest drops 90 vertical feet over 443 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 80 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 34 named runs at Snowy Range. It faces east.

How well The Crow's Nest holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 12°, The Crow's Nest gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowy Range does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th sunniest named run at Snowy Range. Its top sits at 9,640 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.

The Crow's Nest profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Crow's Nest 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.