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Corkscrew Gully

Double black Aspen Mountain, CO

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical673 ft
Length1,612 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesN
Top9,025 ft

Corkscrew Gully drops 673 vertical feet over 1,612 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 1,360 feet below the top. That's steeper than 36% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 66th steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces north.

How well Corkscrew Gully holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 25°, Corkscrew Gully gets about 44% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th shadiest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 9,020 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.

Corkscrew Gully profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Corkscrew Gully 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.