Black diamond Aspen Mountain, CO
Back of Bell #2 drops 509 vertical feet over 1,260 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 62nd steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 24°, Back of Bell #2 gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 41st shadiest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 10,480 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.