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Buffalo

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical645 ft
Length2,750 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top11,850 ft

Buffalo drops 645 vertical feet over 2,750 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 73% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 71st steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces northwest.

How well Buffalo holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Buffalo gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 72nd shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,850 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.

Buffalo profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Buffalo 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.