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Bobtail

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical235 ft
Length1,270 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top10,007 ft

Bobtail drops 235 vertical feet over 1,270 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 1,010 feet below the top. That's steeper than 34% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 114th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces northwest.

How well Bobtail holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 11°, Bobtail gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 59th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 10,010 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.

Bobtail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bobtail 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.