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Steep 'N Deep

Double black Aspen Highlands, CO

Steepest pitch40°
Vertical881 ft
Length1,529 ft
Average pitch35°
FacesE
Top12,228 ft

Steep 'N Deep drops 881 vertical feet over 1,529 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 40° about 380 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 104 named runs at Aspen Highlands. It faces east.

How well Steep 'N Deep holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 35°, Steep 'N Deep gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Highlands does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 68th shadiest named run at Aspen Highlands. Its top sits at 12,230 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.

Steep 'N Deep profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Steep 'N Deep 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.