home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Pitch's Gate

Blue Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical385 ft
Length3,017 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top11,297 ft

Pitch's Gate drops 385 vertical feet over 3,017 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 21% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 101st steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces northeast.

How well Pitch's Gate holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Pitch's Gate gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 49th sunniest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 11,300 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.

Pitch's Gate profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pitch's Gate 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.