Black diamond Aspen Highlands, CO
Separator drops 483 vertical feet over 1,356 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 1,040 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 104 named runs at Aspen Highlands. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 21°, Separator gets about 51% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Highlands does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Aspen Highlands. Its top sits at 9,510 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.