home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

A-Way

Blue Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical283 ft
Length3,813 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesNE
Top10,682 ft

A-Way drops 283 vertical feet over 3,813 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 460 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 103rd steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces northeast.

How well A-Way holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 4°, A-Way gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 54th sunniest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 10,680 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.

A-Way profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like A-Way 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.