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Ambush

Double black Eldora, CO

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical383 ft
Length1,147 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNE
Top10,199 ft

Ambush drops 383 vertical feet over 1,147 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 760 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 58 named runs at Eldora. It faces northeast.

How well Ambush holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 20°, Ambush gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Eldora does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Eldora. Its top sits at 10,200 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.

Ambush profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ambush elsewhere

Nearby at Eldora

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.