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Red Tail

Black diamond Eldora, CO

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical293 ft
Length1,359 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top10,449 ft

Red Tail drops 293 vertical feet over 1,359 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 830 feet below the top. That's steeper than 2% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 46th steepest of 58 named runs at Eldora. It faces north.

How well Red Tail holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 13°, Red Tail gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Eldora does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Eldora. Its top sits at 10,450 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.

Red Tail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Red Tail 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.