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Powerline I

Double black Aspen Mountain, CO

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical442 ft
Length1,266 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesE
Top11,233 ft

Powerline I drops 442 vertical feet over 1,266 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 86th steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces east.

How well Powerline I holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 21°, Powerline I gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 95th shadiest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 11,230 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.

Powerline I profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Powerline I 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.