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G-8

Double black Aspen Highlands, CO

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical844 ft
Length1,582 ft
Average pitch0°
FacesNE
Top11,951 ft

G-8 drops 844 vertical feet over 1,582 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 1,320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 34% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 104 named runs at Aspen Highlands. It faces northeast.

How well G-8 holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 0°, G-8 gets about 51% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Highlands does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Aspen Highlands. Its top sits at 11,950 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.

G-8 profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like G-8 elsewhere

Nearby at Aspen Highlands

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.