home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Garmisch

Double black Aspen Highlands, CO

Steepest pitch44°
Vertical1,337 ft
Length2,762 ft
Average pitch29°
FacesE
Top11,392 ft

Garmisch drops 1,337 vertical feet over 2,762 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 44° about 1,400 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 104 named runs at Aspen Highlands. It faces east.

How well Garmisch holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing east at an average 29°, Garmisch gets about 119% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Highlands does, December through March. That's sunnier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th sunniest named run at Aspen Highlands. Its top sits at 11,390 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.

Garmisch profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Garmisch 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.