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Lower River Run

Green Sun Valley, ID

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical897 ft
Length4,388 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesE
Top6,656 ft

Lower River Run drops 897 vertical feet over 4,388 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 80 feet below the top. That's steeper than 80% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 89th steepest of 99 named runs at Sun Valley. It faces east.

How well Lower River Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 12°, Lower River Run gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sun Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th sunniest named run at Sun Valley. Its top sits at 6,660 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 River Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower River Run 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.