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Cornice Run

Blue A-Basin, CO

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical405 ft
Length3,194 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top12,454 ft

Cornice Run drops 405 vertical feet over 3,194 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 3,100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 150th steepest of 161 named runs at A-Basin. It faces northeast.

How well Cornice Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Cornice Run gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at A-Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 106th shadiest named run at A-Basin. Its top sits at 12,450 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.

Cornice 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 Cornice Run elsewhere

Nearby at A-Basin

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.