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bullet glades

Black diamond Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical410 ft
Length1,094 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesNW
Top10,813 ft

bullet glades drops 410 vertical feet over 1,094 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 53rd steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces northwest.

How well bullet glades holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 22°, bullet glades gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 10,810 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.

bullet glades profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like bullet glades 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.