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  1. From: byrnes@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (John Byrnes)
  2. Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:25:47 GMT
  3. Subject: Re: Steepness
  4. Message-ID: <122930216@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
  5. Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
  6. Path: sparky!uunet!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!scd.hp.com!hpscdm!hplextra!hpfcso!byrnes
  7. Newsgroups: rec.skiing
  8. References: <1992Nov18.195849.10259@netcom.com>
  9. Lines: 27
  10.  
  11. >
  12. >Name of Run       Where                   Percent Grade          Degree Slope
  13. >
  14. >The Headwall      Tuckerman Ravine, NH        116%                49   degrees
  15. >Great Scott       Snowbird, UT                 98%                44.5 degrees
  16. >Saudan Couloir    Blackcomb, BC                87.5%              41   degrees
  17. >Corbett's Couloir Jackson Hole, WY             80%                38.6 degrees
  18. >(Typical Household Staircase)  --------------  63%  ------------  32.3 degrees
  19.  
  20. Therapy START:
  21.  
  22. I'm always annoyed when someone asks me where I went skiing, and I say 
  23. "Cameron Pass", and they reply, "Oh, you mean Cross Country..." in this 
  24. tone of voice that implies "that's not *real* skiing".
  25.  
  26. I'd like to add two of our "Cross Country" runs to the list.  The 
  27. measurements are taken from 7.5 minute topo maps.
  28.  
  29. East face of Diamond peak                 35 degrees (average for 900 verts)
  30. Show Me! (guess how this got its name!)   40 degrees 
  31.  
  32. Therapy END.
  33.  
  34. Ahhh, I feel better now.
  35.  
  36. John
  37.  
  38.