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Olympic Ridge

Blue Sun Valley, ID

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical526 ft
Length1,726 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesW
Top6,999 ft

Olympic Ridge drops 526 vertical feet over 1,726 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 56% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 81st steepest of 99 named runs at Sun Valley. It faces west.

How well Olympic Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 18°, Olympic Ridge gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sun Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th sunniest named run at Sun Valley. Its top sits at 7,000 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.

Olympic Ridge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Olympic Ridge 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.