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Westward Ho

Green Buttermilk, CO

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical470 ft
Length2,590 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top9,620 ft

Westward Ho drops 470 vertical feet over 2,590 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 1,430 feet below the top. That's steeper than 51% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 39th steepest of 41 named runs at Buttermilk. It faces northwest.

How well Westward Ho holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 11°, Westward Ho gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Buttermilk does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th shadiest named run at Buttermilk. Its top sits at 9,620 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.

Westward Ho profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Westward Ho 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.