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Porcupine

Green White Pine, WY

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical275 ft
Length1,908 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top8,718 ft

Porcupine drops 275 vertical feet over 1,908 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 22 named runs at White Pine. It faces northwest.

How well Porcupine holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Porcupine gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at White Pine does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at White Pine. Its top sits at 8,720 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.

Porcupine profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Porcupine elsewhere

Nearby at White Pine

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.