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Susan's

Green Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical132 ft
Length773 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top10,805 ft

Susan's drops 132 vertical feet over 773 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 280 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 120th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces northeast.

How well Susan's holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Susan's gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 61st sunniest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 10,810 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.

Susan's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Susan's 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.