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Hines-Sight

Double black Aspen Highlands, CO

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical787 ft
Length1,493 ft
Average pitch0°
FacesNE
Top11,801 ft

Hines-Sight drops 787 vertical feet over 1,493 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 1,250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 22% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 61st steepest of 104 named runs at Aspen Highlands. It faces northeast.

How well Hines-Sight holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 0°, Hines-Sight gets about 44% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Highlands does, December through March. That's shadier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Aspen Highlands. Its top sits at 11,800 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.

Hines-Sight profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hines-Sight 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.