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International

Black diamond Aspen Mountain, CO

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical550 ft
Length1,968 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top10,465 ft

International drops 550 vertical feet over 1,968 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,230 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 106th steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well International holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 16°, International gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 64th shadiest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 10,460 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.

International profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like International 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.