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Brahma

Double black (extreme) Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch48°
Vertical1,140 ft
Length2,613 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesSW
Top11,779 ft

Brahma drops 1,140 vertical feet over 2,613 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 48° about 1,140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces southwest.

How well Brahma holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southwest at an average 26°, Brahma gets about 134% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's sunnier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th sunniest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,780 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Brahma profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Brahma elsewhere

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.