Double black Aspen Mountain, CO
Ridge of Bell drops 1,060 vertical feet over 2,639 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 1,490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 40% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 58th steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 24°, Ridge of Bell gets about 47% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 10,350 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.
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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.