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Windisch Way

Green Vail, CO

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical116 ft
Length1,569 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesNE
Top8,451 ft

Windisch Way drops 116 vertical feet over 1,569 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 1,550 feet below the top. That's steeper than 23% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 192nd steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces northeast.

How well Windisch Way holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 4°, Windisch Way gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 8,450 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Windisch Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.