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Hornblower

Blue Eldora, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical471 ft
Length2,769 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top10,372 ft

Hornblower drops 471 vertical feet over 2,769 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,440 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 58 named runs at Eldora. It faces northeast.

How well Hornblower holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Hornblower gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Eldora does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th sunniest named run at Eldora. Its top sits at 10,370 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.

Hornblower profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hornblower 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.