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BC Ski Way

Green Steamboat, CO

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical758 ft
Length6,594 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNW
Top8,199 ft

BC Ski Way drops 758 vertical feet over 6,594 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 5,860 feet below the top. That's steeper than 84% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 140th steepest of 195 named runs at Steamboat. It faces northwest.

How well BC Ski Way holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 7°, BC Ski Way gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Steamboat does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 45th shadiest named run at Steamboat. Its top sits at 8,200 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.

BC Ski Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like BC Ski Way elsewhere

Nearby at Steamboat

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.