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Ferret's Hollow

Blue Sunlight Mountain, CO

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical300 ft
Length1,770 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top9,540 ft

Ferret's Hollow drops 300 vertical feet over 1,770 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 64th steepest of 69 named runs at Sunlight Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Ferret's Hollow holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Ferret's Hollow gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunlight Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 55th shadiest named run at Sunlight Mountain. Its top sits at 9,540 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.

Ferret's Hollow profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ferret's Hollow elsewhere

Nearby at Sunlight Mountain

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.