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Perry's Prowl

Double black Aspen Mountain, CO

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical554 ft
Length1,115 ft
Average pitch30°
FacesE
Top9,862 ft

Perry's Prowl drops 554 vertical feet over 1,115 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 580 feet below the top. That's steeper than 50% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 40th steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces east.

How well Perry's Prowl holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 30°, Perry's Prowl gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th sunniest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 9,860 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.

Perry's Prowl profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Perry's Prowl 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.