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Tiehack Parkway

Black diamond Buttermilk, CO

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical347 ft
Length2,165 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top9,726 ft

Tiehack Parkway drops 347 vertical feet over 2,165 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 1,900 feet below the top. That's steeper than 6% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 41 named runs at Buttermilk. It faces northeast.

How well Tiehack Parkway holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Tiehack Parkway gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Buttermilk does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th sunniest named run at Buttermilk. Its top sits at 9,730 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.

Tiehack Parkway profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tiehack Parkway 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.