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Davis

Blue A-Basin, CO

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical1,107 ft
Length4,386 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top12,064 ft

Davis drops 1,107 vertical feet over 4,386 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 2,810 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 83rd steepest of 161 named runs at A-Basin. It faces northwest.

How well Davis holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Davis gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at A-Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 73rd shadiest named run at A-Basin. Its top sits at 12,060 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Davis profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Davis 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.