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Suzi Q.

Black diamond Aspen Highlands, CO

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical315 ft
Length850 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesNW
Top9,697 ft

Suzi Q. drops 315 vertical feet over 850 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 80 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 61st steepest of 104 named runs at Aspen Highlands. It faces northwest.

How well Suzi Q. holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 22°, Suzi Q. gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Highlands does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 64th shadiest named run at Aspen Highlands. Its top sits at 9,700 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.

Suzi Q. profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.