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Sundance

Green A-Basin, CO

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical693 ft
Length3,411 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top11,556 ft

Sundance drops 693 vertical feet over 3,411 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 2,340 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 152nd steepest of 161 named runs at A-Basin. It faces north.

How well Sundance holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Sundance gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at A-Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 95th shadiest named run at A-Basin. Its top sits at 11,560 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.

Sundance profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sundance 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.