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South Fork

Black diamond Aspen Highlands, CO

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical1,156 ft
Length4,344 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top11,109 ft

South Fork drops 1,156 vertical feet over 4,344 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 630 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 63rd steepest of 104 named runs at Aspen Highlands. It faces northeast.

How well South Fork holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 16°, South Fork gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Highlands does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 73rd shadiest named run at Aspen Highlands. Its top sits at 11,110 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.

South Fork profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like South Fork 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.