home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Pika

Green Vail, CO

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical406 ft
Length3,734 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesN
Top10,422 ft

Pika drops 406 vertical feet over 3,734 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 3,690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 181st steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces north.

How well Pika holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 6°, Pika gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 111th shadiest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 10,420 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.

Pika profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pika elsewhere

Nearby at Vail

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.