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Switchyard

Green Winter Park, CO

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical375 ft
Length2,435 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top11,216 ft

Switchyard drops 375 vertical feet over 2,435 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 57% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 138th steepest of 164 named runs at Winter Park. It faces north.

How well Switchyard holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, Switchyard gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Winter Park does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 73rd shadiest named run at Winter Park. Its top sits at 11,220 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.

Switchyard profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Switchyard elsewhere

Nearby at Winter Park

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.