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Spencer's Ryb

Green Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch11°
Vertical26 ft
Length166 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top10,697 ft

Spencer's Ryb drops 26 vertical feet over 166 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 11° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 127th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces north.

How well Spencer's Ryb holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, Spencer's Ryb gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 58th shadiest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 10,700 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 Ryb profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Spencer's Ryb 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.