Blue Aspen Highlands, CO
Gunbarrel drops 897 vertical feet over 3,538 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 2,680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 80th steepest of 104 named runs at Aspen Highlands. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 15°, Gunbarrel gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Highlands does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 40th shadiest named run at Aspen Highlands. Its top sits at 10,910 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.
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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.