Black diamond Aspen Mountain, CO
Blazing Star drops 253 vertical feet over 910 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 16% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 121st steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 16°, Blazing Star gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 45th shadiest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 10,670 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.