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Lower Savio

Blue Buttermilk, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical382 ft
Length1,876 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top8,920 ft

Lower Savio drops 382 vertical feet over 1,876 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 770 feet below the top. That's steeper than 54% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 41 named runs at Buttermilk. It faces north.

How well Lower Savio holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Lower Savio gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Buttermilk does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Buttermilk. Its top sits at 8,920 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.

Lower Savio profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Savio elsewhere

Nearby at Buttermilk

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.