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Steep Gully 2

Double black A-Basin, CO

Steepest pitch49°
Vertical1,254 ft
Length2,350 ft
Average pitch33°
FacesW
Top11,830 ft

Steep Gully 2 drops 1,254 vertical feet over 2,350 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 49° about 520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 161 named runs at A-Basin. It faces west.

How well Steep Gully 2 holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 33°, Steep Gully 2 gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at A-Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 102nd shadiest named run at A-Basin. Its top sits at 11,830 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.

Steep Gully 2 profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Steep Gully 2 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.