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Prospector

Blue Aspen Highlands, CO

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical242 ft
Length1,857 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top10,074 ft

Prospector drops 242 vertical feet over 1,857 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 98th steepest of 104 named runs at Aspen Highlands. It faces northeast.

How well Prospector holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Prospector gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Highlands does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 72nd shadiest named run at Aspen Highlands. Its top sits at 10,070 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.

Prospector profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Prospector 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.