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Upper Smith Hill

Blue Crested Butte, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical336 ft
Length1,964 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top10,323 ft

Upper Smith Hill drops 336 vertical feet over 1,964 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 840 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 182nd steepest of 227 named runs at Crested Butte. It faces northwest.

How well Upper Smith Hill holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Upper Smith Hill gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crested Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 82nd shadiest named run at Crested Butte. Its top sits at 10,320 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.

Upper Smith Hill profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Smith Hill elsewhere

Nearby at Crested Butte

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.