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Golden Horn

Blue Aspen Highlands, CO

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical581 ft
Length2,035 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top9,530 ft

Golden Horn drops 581 vertical feet over 2,035 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 1,100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 95% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 60th steepest of 104 named runs at Aspen Highlands. It faces north.

How well Golden Horn holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 17°, Golden Horn gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Highlands does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 38th shadiest named run at Aspen Highlands. Its top sits at 9,530 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.

Golden Horn profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Golden Horn 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.