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Galloping Goose Ski Run

Blue Telluride, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical258 ft
Length2,491 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNE
Top9,463 ft

Galloping Goose Ski Run drops 258 vertical feet over 2,491 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 810 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 110th steepest of 137 named runs at Telluride. It faces northeast.

How well Galloping Goose Ski Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 6°, Galloping Goose Ski Run gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Telluride does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th sunniest named run at Telluride. Its top sits at 9,460 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.

Galloping Goose Ski Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Galloping Goose Ski Run elsewhere

Nearby at Telluride

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.