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Dercum's Dash

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical106 ft
Length896 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top9,644 ft

Dercum's Dash drops 106 vertical feet over 896 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 870 feet below the top. That's steeper than 29% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 116th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces north.

How well Dercum's Dash holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 7°, Dercum's Dash gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 9,640 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.

Dercum's Dash profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Dercum's Dash 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.