Blue Snowy Range, WY
Virginian drops 385 vertical feet over 1,918 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 830 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 34 named runs at Snowy Range. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 12°, Virginian gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowy Range does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Snowy Range. Its top sits at 9,620 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.
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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.