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Buddy System

Blue Aspen Mountain, CO

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical607 ft
Length4,136 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top10,618 ft

Buddy System drops 607 vertical feet over 4,136 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 2,640 feet below the top. That's steeper than 88% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 107th steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Buddy System holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Buddy System gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th sunniest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 10,620 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.

Buddy System profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Buddy System elsewhere

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.