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Kandahar

Black diamond Aspen Highlands, CO

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical661 ft
Length2,681 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top10,977 ft

Kandahar drops 661 vertical feet over 2,681 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 2,570 feet below the top. That's steeper than 61% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 54th steepest of 104 named runs at Aspen Highlands. It faces northeast.

How well Kandahar holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Kandahar gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Highlands does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th sunniest named run at Aspen Highlands. Its top sits at 10,980 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Kandahar profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Kandahar 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.