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Lower College

Green Sun Valley, ID

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical1,157 ft
Length4,297 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top8,094 ft

Lower College drops 1,157 vertical feet over 4,297 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 79th steepest of 99 named runs at Sun Valley. It faces northeast.

How well Lower College holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Lower College gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sun Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 68th shadiest named run at Sun Valley. Its top sits at 8,090 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.

Lower College profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower College elsewhere

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.