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Gretchen's Gold

Green Sun Valley, ID

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical1,159 ft
Length3,684 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top8,691 ft

Gretchen's Gold drops 1,159 vertical feet over 3,684 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 1,190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 70th steepest of 99 named runs at Sun Valley. It faces north.

How well Gretchen's Gold holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Gretchen's Gold gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sun Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd shadiest named run at Sun Valley. Its top sits at 8,690 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.

Gretchen's Gold profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Sun Valley

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.