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Steep Gully 4

Double black A-Basin, CO

Steepest pitch45°
Vertical989 ft
Length1,824 ft
Average pitch34°
FacesW
Top11,603 ft

Steep Gully 4 drops 989 vertical feet over 1,824 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 45° about 350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 161 named runs at A-Basin. It faces west.

How well Steep Gully 4 holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 34°, Steep Gully 4 gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at A-Basin does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 55th sunniest named run at A-Basin. Its top sits at 11,600 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 4 profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Steep Gully 4 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.