Double black Aspen Mountain, CO
Elli's drops 356 vertical feet over 865 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 61% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces east.
Facing east at an average 25°, Elli's 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 23rd sunniest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 11,090 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.
under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.
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.