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Normandy

Blue Aspen Mountain, CO

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical208 ft
Length574 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNE
Top8,328 ft

Normandy drops 208 vertical feet over 574 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 40 feet below the top. That's steeper than 93% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 95th steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Normandy holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 21°, Normandy gets about 56% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 88% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 8,330 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.

Normandy profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Normandy 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.