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Cat Dancer

Black diamond Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical1,596 ft
Length5,626 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesW
Top11,642 ft

Cat Dancer drops 1,596 vertical feet over 5,626 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces west.

How well Cat Dancer holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 17°, Cat Dancer gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 56th sunniest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,640 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.

Cat Dancer profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cat Dancer 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.