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Bachelor

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical627 ft
Length2,542 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top11,621 ft

Bachelor drops 627 vertical feet over 2,542 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 2,130 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 29th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces north.

How well Bachelor holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Bachelor gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,620 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.

Bachelor profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bachelor elsewhere

Nearby at Keystone

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.