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Rustler

Double black Arizona Snowbowl, AZ

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical954 ft
Length2,068 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesS
Top11,635 ft

Rustler drops 954 vertical feet over 2,068 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 38% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 50 named runs at Arizona Snowbowl. It faces south.

How well Rustler holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 28°, Rustler gets about 141% of the winter sun that flat ground at Arizona Snowbowl does, December through March. That's sunnier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the sunniest named run at Arizona Snowbowl. Its top sits at 11,630 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Rustler profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rustler elsewhere

Nearby at Arizona Snowbowl

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.