Black diamond Aspen Mountain, CO
Traynor Ridge drops 449 vertical feet over 2,123 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 110th steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 12°, Traynor Ridge gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 55th shadiest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 9,690 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.