pitch degree of slopes

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Permalink Reply by jensen on January 30, 2009 at 1:50pm

I would have to say the steepest black when groomed is Rolex. I know they have to use the winch cat in order to get it done. Not sure about the pitch but maybe I can find out later. I have always thought Cute 1 is the steepest run in the mountain, but obviously never gets groomed.

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Permalink Reply by Marlene on January 31, 2009 at 5:09pm

Hey Kevin,

There is a great pdf file on steamboat.com called Facts and Figures. In this document is a section with steepest trails by percentage amongst a ton of other stuff. It is a great little (big) piece of information and stats on Steamboat.

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Permalink Reply by Mesa on January 31, 2009 at 6:10pm

Great info Marlene. I was curious about some of the stats also.
Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by skisteamboat on January 31, 2009 at 6:21pm

Thanks, great chart.

Cheers

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Permalink Reply by Boo Boo on February 1, 2009 at 4:15am

Brilliant - thank you for posting this: very interesting :-)

Boo

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Permalink Reply by papafu on February 1, 2009 at 8:41am

Marvelous Marlene!

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Permalink Reply by Kup on February 5, 2009 at 10:54am

great link Marlene!!! sounds like for us level 4/5 skiers, the best (easiest) tree skiing would be Bar UE Lift line or Triangle 3 based on percent grade.----yes?

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Permalink Reply by jg atl on February 5, 2009 at 12:46pm

Only if you like moguls.....

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Permalink Reply by Kup on February 5, 2009 at 6:55pm

no , moguls and me dont get along too well. If I even get near one, I panic, fall into the fetal position, suck my thumb, and wet myself. So is there such a place in this land they call the boat that has tree skiing for an easy blue kinda guy?..... I promise not to leave too many dents in trees with my forehead if you give me some tips?

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Permalink Reply by Bodegahwy on February 5, 2009 at 6:18am

Don't confuse % grade in the report link posted below with angle/degrees pitch. A 45 degree angle is a 100% grade. Where you see a 50% grade listed, that represents a 22.5 degree angle.

On the other hand, steepness is very misleading to the eye. Anything over about 15% is steep. The highest avalanche danger occurs around 25 to 30 degrees (because steeper slopes slide all the time and do not accumulate snow pack in most conditions)

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Permalink Reply by skisteamboat on February 5, 2009 at 7:31am

I assume they figure the grade based on the vertical drop against the horizontal length of the run but most runs are not uniform in slope. OTOH, it might be the steepest part of the run. For example, Rolex is pretty uniform in slope until the last part which is steeper that the rest of the run. If I remember to bring my GPS some time, I suppose I could figure that out.

Cheers

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Permalink Reply by CrystalWA on February 5, 2009 at 10:13am

You are correct. If you look at the table for "Top Bump Runs" they just divide the vertical drop by the length to get the percent grade. I assume they did the same for the "Steepest Trails" table which doesn't show the vertical and length.

I would be interested to know the slope of the lower part of Rolex if you figure it out.

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