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52 Degree Trees

Unrated Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch44°
Vertical465 ft
Length1,386 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNE
Top10,991 ft

52 Degree Trees drops 465 vertical feet over 1,386 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 44° about 320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 511 unrated runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces northeast.

How well 52 Degree Trees holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 20°, 52 Degree Trees gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 68th shadiest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 10,990 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.

52 Degree Trees profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like 52 Degree Trees elsewhere

Nearby at Wolf Creek

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.