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Around the Horn

Blue Eldora, CO

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical774 ft
Length4,103 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top10,032 ft

Around the Horn drops 774 vertical feet over 4,103 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 1,430 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 58 named runs at Eldora. It faces northeast.

How well Around the Horn holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Around the Horn gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Eldora does, December through March. That's shadier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Eldora. Its top sits at 10,030 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.

Around the Horn profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Around the Horn 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.