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Back of Bell Cutt-off

Blue Aspen Mountain, CO

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical60 ft
Length1,083 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesNE
Top10,572 ft

Back of Bell Cutt-off drops 60 vertical feet over 1,083 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 1,050 feet below the top. That's steeper than 98% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 77th steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Back of Bell Cutt-off holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 5°, Back of Bell Cutt-off gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st sunniest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 10,570 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.

Back of Bell Cutt-off profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Nearby at Aspen Mountain

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.