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Spencer's Run

Green Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical171 ft
Length1,577 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNE
Top10,825 ft

Spencer's Run drops 171 vertical feet over 1,577 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 46% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 119th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces northeast.

How well Spencer's Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 6°, Spencer's Run gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 56th sunniest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 10,820 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.

Spencer's Run profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Spencer's Run 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.